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Can arthritis affect children as young as the age of six years old?
Yes. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) can appear in kids that young.
How does rhumatoid arthritis affect you if you cracked your knuckles at a young age?
There is no relationship between knucle craking and RA.
What chromosome does Arthritis affect?
Arthritis does not effect a chromosome.
Can kiwis affect arthritis?
No
Does arthritis affect the circulatory system?
Inflamatory arthritis like rheumatoid can.
What might worsen arthritis?
There are many different forms of arthritis and what would affect some would have no affect on others.
At what age can one obtain rhumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid Arthritis can be diagnosed at any age. Anybody, whether it be a young or old person, is susceptible to this crippling disease. However, it is seen to be more common in women, with symptoms often appearing later in an individual's life.
Can psoriatic arthritis affect your stomach?
Psoriatic arthritis should not affect your stomach. Arthritis is painful swelling of joints, and does not affect the stomach. Psoriatic arthirits is a complication of the skin disorder psoriasis, itchy, red lesions on the skin.
Can dairy foods affect arthritis?
No
Do carbonated drinks affect arthritis?
No
When is the earliest you can get arthritis?
Any age
Can teenagers get arthritis?
Yes. Arthritis can affect anyone at any age. The word "arthritis" actually refers to more than 100 different diseases and conditions that destroy joints, bones, muscles, cartilage, and other tissue. The most common type of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA), is often diagnosed at a later stage in life and may worsen with age, which has created the stereotype that only old people get arthritis. However, of the 50 million Americans living with arthritis, two-thirds of them are younger than the age of 65 and 300,000 of them are actually children. Juvenile arthritis (JA) is the umbrella term that is used to describe the various forms of arthritis that can be diagnosed in children and teenagers. In fact, arthritis is actually a relatively common childhood disease and affects more children than juvenile Diabetes and cystic fibrosis combined.
