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.
Of this territory, 9,158,960 square kilometers (3,536,274 square miles) are land, while there are 470,131 square kilometers (181,517 square miles) of water. The United States is about one-half the size of Russia, and slightly larger than either Brazil or China. It shares long borders with both Canada (8,893 kilometers or 5,526 miles) and Mexico (3,326 kilometers or 2,066 miles). The nation's total borders are 12,248 kilometers (7,610 miles) long.