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What body system is involved in rheumatoid arthritis?
The imune system
Is rheumatoid arthritis an immune system disorder?
Yes Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune system disorder in which the immune system turns on the body and mistakenly destroys tissue.
What is rheumatoid arthritis mean?
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that effects the joints of the body and other parts of the body with connective tissue What happens is the umune system mistakenly rejects the body's tissue leading to damage.
Is rheumatoid arthritis a disease?
Yes Rheumatoid arthritis is a autoimmune disease that is the result of the immune system rejecting healthy connective tissue in the joints of the body as well as other organs and tissue.
What does rheumatoid arthritis affects?
The joints in your body
Is rheumatiod arthritis believed to be an autoimmune disease?
There are many forms of arthritis that are Autoimmune diseases Like for example rheumatoid arthritis's. This is a disease where the immune system of the body mistakenly attacks tissue in joints and other organs and part of the body. However this is not the case in all forms of arthritis For example osteoarthritis is a disease where joints are effected by wear tear and trauma and not as a result of inflammation caused by the immune system.
Which type of arthritis is caused by an autoimmune process?
Rheumatoid arthritis is widely thought to be an auto immune disease in which the immune system attacks the body, although some medical professionals believe it is caused by a virus or bacteria triggering a response from the immune system.
Does rheumatoid arthritis create cellular debris?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a autoimmune disease that is the immune system attacks the cells of the body by mistake. this leads to cell dist ruction and chemicals and debris at the sites where the destruction takes place.
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.
What is seronegative rheumatoid arthritis?
My guess is that you read the term for seronagative Rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a immune disorder that usually exhibits itself in several joints of the body at the same time, (often the same joints on opposite sides of the body). When it is suspected that Rheumatoid arthritis is the culprit one of the blood tests that is done is one for Rheumatoid factor (RF) most of the people that have RA also have a high RF, However in about 20% of cases there is no RF and this is Known as seronegative Rheumatoid arthritis.
Can a person be infected with rheumatoid arthritis from a rheumatoid infected spouse?
No . Rheumatoid arthritis, (RA) is not infectious) The exact cause of RA is not known aside from it being a immune disorder. Where the body's immune system attacks tissue of the body mistakenly. there seems to be a genetic connection and women with the condition outnumber men 3 to1.
What is imflamitory arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis. This disease is the result of the immune system mistakenly turning on its own body and destroying connective tissu such as cartilage. It can also affect many other parts of the body.
