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Arthritis refers to to over a hundred different diseases that effect the function of of the joints in the body. These can be the result of or include trauma wear and tear, immune disorders chemical imbalances in the blood or in some case viral or bacterial infections, What they often have in common is periods of inflammation cartilage damage pain and stiffness or malfunction of the sinovial joints of the body

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Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years.

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I think you mean arthritis. Arthritis is a generic term for inflammation of a joint.

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Arthritis that affects the connective tissue?

Rheumatoid Artritis.


Is their a disease where your in pain all the time?

Absolutely. Artritis is incredibly painfull.


What body systems involved with artritis?

The locomotor system, specifically the joints.


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At this stage it is known what artritis does, how t deos it but not why it does it.


What artritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the synovial fluid and results in deformity?

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try emu oil At present there is no cure for artritis there is only treatment that limits inflamation.


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Is the purine content in soybeans contributory to osteoarthritis since it has uric acid also?

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there is no particular substance found in the blood of RA sufferers that are exclusive to RA. However test are done to judge inflammation and rheumatoid factor.


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