World Lupus Day: Here’s What the Disease Is

World Lupus Day: What exactly is this chronic disease and why haven’t doctors figured out what causes it?

In 2013, when Selena Gomez took a break from her acting and singing career, cancelling tours to “spend some time on herself”, the tabloids went crazy speculating her drug addiction and rehab. Then the 23-year-old brave star opened up about her struggles and the real reason she went into rehab in January 2014.

I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke.
– Selena Gomez to Billboard Magazine

Most people in India got familiar with lupus after it was reported that Sunanda Pushkar, the late wife of Shashi Tharoor, was suffering from this incurable auto-immune disorder.

But what exactly is this chronic disease and why haven’t doctors figured out what causes it?