March is Autoimmune Disease awareness month so we have put together a little infographic to help shed light on this group of diseases that affects over 2 million Canadians.
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JDRF, “Autoimmune Awareness Campaign” https://www.jdrf.org/blog/2018/03/12/what-is-autoimmunity/autoimmune-awareness-campaign-jdrf-will-find-a-cure-facebook/
