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There are perhaps hundreds of diseases that attack joints. The effect on the joints is called Arthritis.
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What is a microbe that attacks bodys cells called?
Pathogens
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.
Which of these autoimmune disorders attacks the digestive system Crohn's diseas es rheumatoid arthritis?
Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the digestive system. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the joints.
How does arthritis affect the human bodys ability to maintain homeostasis?
it will stop the joints from growing
What is the bodys defense against disease and foreign substances?
Neutrophils
Is surgery possible for rheumatoid arthritis?
rheumatoidarthritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks joints and other tissue of the body there is no cure for it at present. Rheumatoid arthritis can lead to surgery in the form of replacement joints and repairs to the damage it may eventually do,
Is arthritis a blood disease?
No it is a disease of the joints
Can RA cause LUPUS?
RA is rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys the joints. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect virtually any part of the body. Lupus does not destroy joints, but it does cause pain and inflammation.Rheumatoid arthritis does not cause lupus, but it is common to have more than one autoimmune disease in overlap.
What is an infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks disease fighting cells in the blood?
HIV infection or AIDS is the disease, which you have infection by HIV virus, that attacks disease fighting cells in the blood.
What is the infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks the disease fighting cells?
AIDS is caused by the HIV virus, which attacks disease-fighting cells.
What is osteoarthopathy?
Disease condition in Joints and Bones
Any disease involving the bones and joints is known as .?
osteoporosis
