The lawful infliction of death as a punishment; the death penalty. Capital punishment continues to be used in the United States despite controversy over its merits and over its effectiveness as a deterrent to serious crime. A sentence of death may be carried out by one of five lawful means: electrocution, hanging, lethal injection, gas chamber, and firing squad.
Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Autoimmune diseases: 1  Fever -- Symptom Checker. 2  Cough -- Symptom Checker. 3  Cough -- Symptom Checker. 4  Wheezing -- Symptom Checker. 5  Rash -- Symptom Checker. 6  Diarrhoea -- Symptom Checker.
Gravesâ disease. An autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormone. This causes such symptoms as nervousness, heat intolerance, heart palpitations, and unexplained weight loss.Immune system. disease in which the immune system attacks the linings of the joints. This results in joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and destruction. Scleroderma/systemic sclerosis. An autoimmune disease characterized by abnormal growth of connective tissue in the skin and blood vessels.