{"id":21615,"date":"2025-02-21T11:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/?page_id=21615"},"modified":"2025-04-26T18:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:45:04","slug":"autoimmune-disease-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/about-myositis\/rare-disease-awareness\/autoimmune-disease-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month. Each year, TMA partners with the Autoimmune Association and their National Coalition of Autoimmune Patient Groups (NCAPG) to increase understanding and awareness of autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/autoimmune.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Autoimmune-Association.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Autoimmune-Association.png 474w, https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Autoimmune-Association-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Autoimmune-Association-140x40.png 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/autoimmune.org\/resource-center\/about-autoimmunity\/\">Autoimmune diseases<\/a>&nbsp;are a group of more than 100 disorders\u2014including myositis diseases\u2014in which the body\u2019s immune system mistakenly attacks and damages its own tissues. Autoimmune diseases are on the rise, with estimates of 50 million Americans living with these conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/autoimmune.org\/\">Find out more about autoimmunity<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about myositis and autoimmunity from TMA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLC7vBNLVigcDRYvxrVdulvrEv7r7bkiSX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">webinars and conference presentations<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We Care for Rare Summit: Celebrating Myositis Science and Rare Patient Stories\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vfkpBnf62HA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To view more videos about myositis and autoimmune disease,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLC7vBNLVigcDRYvxrVdulvrEv7r7bkiSX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit our playlist on TMA\u2019s YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/autoimmune.org\/resource-center\/\">resources<\/a>&nbsp;for those who live with or care for someone with these diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raise awareness of myositis and autoimmune diseases by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/autoimmune.org\/get-involved\/individuals\/share-your-story\/\">sharing your autoimmune disease story<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"button primary\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/help\/?utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donate for Myositis Awareness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month. 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