In 2008, April was designated National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month by the United States Congress. This designation aims to bring awareness to this disease and encourage research efforts to learn more about it.
Sarcoidosis is an auto-immune disease. It is rare, affecting approximately 2 million people worldwide. Only 250,000 people have been known to have it in the United States. sarcoidosis is often a long-term illness and is most commonly seen in people between the ages of 20-40 and more often seen in African-Americans.
Sarcoidosis can primarily affect the lungs, the lymph nodes, as well as the skin, the eyes, and other organs in the body. Symptoms include fatigue, fever, nausea, cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and weight loss.
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