If a lightning strike is a sufficient distance from the observer, sound from the strike will not be heard. These silent bolts are called heat lightning. Lightning bolts produce thunder, but the thunder sound does not travel all the way to the observer if the observer is too far away. The movement of sound in the atmosphere depends on the atmospheric properties of the air such as temperature and density.
Collagen vascular diseases are autoimmune diseases that affect connective tissues, and occur when the bodyâs immune system attacks its own tissues and organs. Lupus is often characterized by a facial rash on both cheeks. Lupus patients may experience fatigue, joint pain, skin lesions and shortness of breath.
In patients with connective tissue diseases, it is common for collagen and elastin to become injured by inflammation. Many connective tissue diseases feature abnormal immune system activity with inflammation in tissues as a result of an immune system that is directed against one's own body tissues (autoimmunity).Diseases in which inflammation or weakness of collagen tends to occur are also referred to as collagen diseases. connective tissue disease is any disease that has the connective tissues of the body as a primary target of pathology. The connective tissues are the structural portions of our body that essentially hold the cells of the body together.