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Arthritis
Arthritis is a very painful chronic illness. I should know, I am a thirteen year old who has had it since the age of eight. It causes joint pains. There is no way to tell if you can outgrow it. It usually stays for the rest of your life.
For more information, contact the Arthritis Foundation or visit their website.
There are about a hundred different forms of arthritis and most of them have in common inflammation pain, swelling, and damaged joints The main form that we hear of is osteo arthritis ( results from wear and tear and trauma rheumatoid (results of autoimmune reaction the the immune system rejects its own body), gout (uric acid build up causing crystalline deposits around joints).
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