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Is arthritis fatal or non - fatal?

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Arthritis in itself is not a terminal disease. You should keep in mind however that there are many (over a hundred ) different forms of arthritis. The problem is though that Arthritis can bring about other conditions such as infections. or problems weaken other systems that may lead to death. In any case diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis which is an autoimmune disease does have the effect of taking a few years of life.

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