Hashimotoâs disease damages your thyroid function. It is also called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or just chronic thyroiditis. Hashimotoâs is the most common cause of hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid. The thyroid releases hormones that regulate your metabolism, body temperature, and muscle strength. Hashimotoâs disease is an autoimmune disorder. The antibodies in your body attack the cells of the thyroid. Doctors do not know why this happens. Some scientists think genetic factors may be involved. The cause of Hashimotoâs disease is not known. However, several risk factors have been identified for the disease.
(TOTAL) 42,143 sq miles. Land Area (all states) Horizontal Width: 495 miles from the state's southwestern corner to its far northeastern corner. Vertical Length: 114 miles from Tennessee's northern border with Kentucky, directly south to the intersection of Alabama and Georgia on its southern border.
Total: 3,718,710 sq. miles (9,631,420 sq km) Land Area: (individual states) Land Area: (all countries) Horizontal Width: 2,680 miles; Vertical Length: 1,582 miles; Geographic Center: In the continental 48 states, it is a point 2 miles to the northwest of Lebanon, Kansas; with Alaska and Hawaii included, that point is near Belle Fourche, South Dakota.