1 People with lupus develop autoimmune antibodies that can attach to tissues throughout the body. 2  The joints, lungs, blood cells, nerves, and kidneys are commonly affected in lupus. 3  Treatment often requires daily oral prednisone, a steroid that reduces immune system function. 4  Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Vasculitis. 2  The immune system attacks and damages blood vessels in this group of autoimmune diseases. 3  Vasculitis can affect any organ, so symptoms vary widely and can occur almost anywhere in the body. 4  Treatment includes reducing immune system activity, usually with prednisone or another corticosteroid.
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E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine, then in its infancy.