Gout is not spread it is a malfunction in thebody's ability to deal with uric acid. The result is the formation of uric acid crystals that cause the disease in the joints , usually but not always at the extremity's
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You get gout by having too much uric acid flowing through your system. If your kidney's don't dispose enough of it, they turn into crystals and start attacking your joints. This is more commonly...