Locomotion and Movement Question 44
44. Which of the following is not an autoimmune disease?
[2018]
(a) Psoriasis
(b) Rheumatoid arthritis
(c) Vitiligo
(d) Alzheimer’s disease
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Answer : d
Hints & Solutions
(d) Alzheimer’s diseaseis a neurodegenerative disorder due to deficiency of neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies are produced against the synovial membrane and cartilage. Vitiligo causes white patches on skin also characterized as autoimmune disorder. Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick red skin and is also autoimmune.
