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As Mental Health Awareness Month, May is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, as well as highlighting the ways how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us – patients, providers, families, and our society at large.

Today May 10th is World Lupus Day. It is about bringing awareness to this challenging disease. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs, Thus affecting various systems inside the body. Lupus is known as "the great imitator" because its symptoms mimic many other illnesses. Some people are born with a tendency toward developing lupus, which may be triggered by infections, certain drugs or even sunlight. No two cases of lupus are exactly alike. Signs and symptoms may come on suddenly or develop slowly, may be mild or severe, and may be temporary or permanent. While there's no cure for lupus, treatments can help control symptoms.

The month of May is designated as Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States, and May 19th is Hepatitis Testing Day. During May, CDC and our public health partners work to shed light on the impact of these hidden epidemics by raising awareness of viral hepatitis while encouraging testing and vaccination. Hepatitis Awareness Month activities help to improve everyone’s understanding of viral hepatitis transmission and risk factors and to decrease social stigma against viral hepatitis.