Myasthenia Gravis

Myasthenia gravis is a rare chronic autoimmune disease. It is currently a cureless antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder characterized by generalized voluntary skeletal muscle weakness. The root of the weakness is a flaw at the neuromuscular junction level in which autoimmune antibodies obstruct the receptors accountable for commencing muscular contraction. The literal meaning of myasthenia gravis from its Latin and Greek etymological origins is grave muscle weakness. Luckily developments in modern medicine have resulted in a decline of the truly grave consequences for those inflicted but without a cure the gravity encircling the disease remains.