It is true that more antibiotics are used in animals than humans, but there are far more animals in the U.S. than people. There are more than 90 million cattle, 5.3 million sheep and lamb, 66 million hogs, 200 million turkeys and eight billion chickens on U.S. farms.
Lupus nephritis. Lupus nephritis (also known as SLE nephritis) is an inflammation of the kidneys caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease. It is a type of glomerulonephritis in which the glomeruli become inflamed.
Lupus is a remitting/flaring disease. There are no stages. If lupus is left untreated permanent organ damage is a possibility. There are classifications of lupus nephritis and stages within each classification, but there are no articulated stages of lupus in general. Many symptoms of lupus disease are also associated with other conditions; many patieâ¦. 2  Lupus: Available Treatment Options Lupus is a disease that attacks a person's immune system. 3  It is a chronic inflammatory disease that often will attack a person's joints, muscles, and organs.