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.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes swelling (inflammation) and a wide variety of symptoms. Lupus affects each individual uniquely. Some people have only a few mild symptoms and others have many, more severe symptoms. Symptoms usually start in early adulthood, anywhere from the teen years to the 30s. As with some other autoimmune diseases, people with lupus generally experience flare-ups of symptoms followed by periods of remission.