A disease caused by the immune system producing antibodies that attack the acetylcholine receptors on the muscle cells, causing drooping eyelids, weak eye muscles causing double vision, difficulty talking and swallowing, and muscle weakness in the limbs is

A. Myasthenia gravis
B. Botulism
C. Herpes Zoster
D. Multiple sclerosis
E. Lou Gehring disease


Answer: A

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