Dallas Cowboys' Travis Frederick
out With Autoimmune Disease Cowboys offensive lineman Travis Frederick
has been diagnosed with the autoimmune
disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome. According to the CDC, Guillain-Barre Syndrome affects about one in 100,000 people. Frederick recently released a statement
on Twitter. In the statement, he said that the doctors
don't know when he can return to football. According to the CDC, Guillain-Barre Syndrome
can be treated through plasma exchange
and an infusion of antibodies. Symptoms of tingling, muscle weakness and
sometimes paralysis can last from a few weeks to several years, but most people fully recover. Travis Frederick, via Twitter