The migration also enables MasterCard to power Vodafone Egypt mobile money service, Vodafone Cash, by processing all financial transactions through MasterCardâs Mobile Payment Gateway platform, which MasterCard has worked closely with the Egyptian Banks Company (EBC) to set up in 2013.
People who get Hashimoto's often have family members who have thyroid disease or other autoimmune diseases. This suggests a genetic component to the disease. Hormones. Hashimoto's affects about seven times as many women as men, suggesting that sex hormones may play a role.
What Causes Autoimmune Disease? No one is really sure what exactly is responsible for causing autoimmune disease. However, doctors have several theories of what may be causing them, such as a virus or bacteria that confuses the immune system and makes it think that healthy tissue is actually an antigen, which in turn causes the immune system to attack perfectly healthy tissue.