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.
The full cause of lupus is not fully known. Scientists can't cure something when they don't know with certainty what causes it. Lupus is an extremely complex autoimmune disease, affecting each person differently.The immune system is amazingly complex and it is a haywire immune system that causes lupus. Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease. The cause is not known and there is no cure. However, scientists know that a person has to have a genetic predispos â¦ ition and then be exposed to triggers. Some genes have been identified, but more need to be identified.