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Is Rheumatoid arthritis a disease in which the body's immune system rejects its own tissue This is an example of what physiological theory of aging?
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∙ 12y ago
Yes RA is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system mistakenly rejects particular types of tissues of the body. However even baby's can have Rheumatoid Arthritis. the cause for is is not known but there does deem to be genetic factors involved. I doubt that you would be able to describe it as anymore then a disease and the only part aging plays in it is that as one lives longer one is more likely to become a victim to its effects if one is predisposed to it.
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What is inflammatory arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a good example of this it is an Autoimmune disease. A disease where the body's own immune system attacks joints and other tissue and organs.
Is rheumatiod arthritis believed to be an autoimmune disease?
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Is arthritis chronic or acute?
most forms of arthritis are chronic, this is particularly so in the case of inflammatory forms of arthritis like for example rheumatoid arthritis which is an autoimmune disease
Does Arthritis affect your joint capsule?
Rheumatoid arthritis for example will totly destroy it over time if it is not kept under controll
Can arthritis can be both chronic and degenerative?
In the first place all forms of arthritis are chronic once you are suffering wit them as osteoarthritis for example which is a degenerative form of the disease cant be cured any more then rheumatoid arhritis which is an autoimmune disease. and yes one can have problems with both at the same time.
Is rheumatoid arthritis contagious?
No rheumatoid arthritis is not contagious. There does seem to be a genetic connection meaning that if any of your parents have it you are also more likely to suffer from it. However you would for example not get Rheumatoid artritis if you were to receive a blood donation from someone with RA. RA is a chronic Autoimmune disease where for reasons not yet understood the immune system turns on selected tissues of the body leading to their destruction.
What infectious diseases are linked to rheumatoid arthritis?
None, Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack certain connective tissue in the body it affects joints lungs eyes and many other organs as well. Some of the treatments for RA such as disease modifying drugs (methotrexate for example) can make weaken the immune system and make one more prone to infectious diseases.
Is septic arthritis a nosocomial infection?
No, arthritis is not an infection. However people that have Rheumatoid arthritis for example are at a far greater risk of cotracting an infection in a hospital environment then others.
Can you get arthirits when you are a kid?
Yes, you can forms Rheumatoid arthritis for example can even be found among baby's
Is multilevel arthritis the same as dgenerative arthritis?
Not necessarily multilevel refers to the position in the backbone. degenerative refers to osteoarthritis as opposed to other forms of say inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis for example..
How does physiological disease spread and who it affects?
By the malfunctioning of the body, for example an organ. Diabetes and hypertension are physiological diseases.
What is a physological need?
A physiological need is normally something which you can see about the body and the ability to see what the body needs.. So say as an example.. if someone has Rheumatoid arthritis, the changes that happen to their body is the redness and swelling of joints. And a need for them would be medication to like reduce the swelling...
