A 43-year-old patient who had an infection with Campylobacter jejuni 2 weeks earlier presents with lower back pain that progressed to muscle weakness and lack of sensation first in the lower then in the upper extremities. The physician suspects Guillain-Barré syndrome, a disease that is
A) caused by toxins produced by the bacteria
B) a virally caused disease
C) an autoimmune disease
D) due to loss of neurons producing dopamine
E) due to loss of neurons producing $\gamma$-aminobutyric acid

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Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the peripheral nervous system, causing muscle weakness and numbness. It is often triggered by prior infections, such as the Campylobacter jejuni infection in this case.

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