The month of August has been recognized as Autoinflammatory Awareness Month since 2015. This event is centered on spreading awareness about autoinflammatory illnesses among the medical community and the general public. A large number of relevant patient organizations from around the world are participating in Autoinflammatory Awareness Month this year. It was first organized by the Autoinflammatory Alliance. Continue reading to learn about how you can get involved.
About Autoinflammatory Disease
Autoinflammatory disease comprises a broad category of diseases that are characterized by systemic inflammation that is either chronic or periodic. These are disorders of the innate immune system, which distinguish them from autoimmune diseases, which are disorders of the adaptive immune system. In some conditions, these definitions may overlap, however. Symptoms vary but can include fevers, rashes, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and joint pain. Examples include Behçet disease, Crohn’s disease, gout, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Getting Involved
Click here to check out the official video for this year’s Autoinflammatory Awareness Month campaign. The first way you can start helping out is to share this video on your social media pages.
Other ways that you can participate this year include:
- Registering for the online patient program on August 7. This 2.5 hour virtual event is a vital resource for patients seeking to educate themselves more about their illness. Don’t miss out this opportunity to ask questions and hear from the experts. Click here to sign up.
- Use this profile picture frame on Facebook to show your support.
- Participate in this year’s “Shine a Light on Autoinflammatory Diseases” campaign. Click here to learn more about it. You can also order your own awareness kit for the campaign here.
- Share posts from the Autoinflammatory Awareness Month Facebook and Twitter pages, which can be found here and here.
- Orange is the color for Autoinflammatory awareness. Click here for a building color light up request template that you can use in your area.
- Participate in the virtual events being held this month. Click here to learn more.
- Don’t forget to use the hashtags #Shine4Autoinflammatory, #NotJustAFever, #Autoinflammatory, #MoreThanAFever, #August4Autoinflammatory, #AutoinflammatoryAwareness, and #Hope4SAID (SAID = Systemic Autoinflammatory Disease)
