From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Titanoboa, /tiËtÉËnÉµËbÉµ.É/ ; meaning  titanic boa , is an extinct genus of snake that lived approximately 60â58 million years ago, during the Paleocene epoch, a 10-million-year period immediately following the dinosaur extinction event.
When writer Flannery O'Connor was diagnosed with lupus in 1950 at age 25, the autoimmune disease was poorly understood, often confused with arthritis. O'Connor braved debilitating pain, immobility, and fatigue with her characteristic humor at times, calling her crutches flying buttresses.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of different tissues of the body. Autoimmune diseases happen when the bodyâs immune system attacks its own tissues.The most common type of lupus is systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which affects different parts of the body including internal organs.LE is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system makes antibodies to cells in the body leading to widespread inflammation and tissue damage. For an epidemiologic overview of SLE, visit the CDC Arthritis Program's lupus page.