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Rheumatoid arthritis mostly just damages your joints. RA can also damage the Brain lungs, eyes, skin veins and arteries and many other parts of the body. RA is an autoimmune disease, the cause is as jut not known. there is treatment available to slow the progress of the disease but in 2011 there is still no cure.
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Rheumatoid arthritis in hands surgical appliances?
Damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis can lead to a replacement of damaged joints.
Does arthritis affect the circulatory system?
Inflamatory arthritis like rheumatoid can.
What is Flexion of a joint in an abnormal position seen in rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis can lead to a situation where joints can become damaged to a degree where joints can move into abnormal positions.
What body system is involved in rheumatoid arthritis?
The imune system
Can you catch Rheumatoid Arthritis from eating after someone who has it?
No, Rheumatoid arthritis is not contagious.
Rheumatoid arthritis in hands surgical appliances?
Damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis can lead to a replacement of damaged joints.
What system is damaged by Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis?
No system is really damaged by JRA. It causes mostly damage of the joints. Basically, in JRA, your immune system is attacking itself.Hopefully that answers your question!
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.
Does arthritis affect the circulatory system?
Inflamatory arthritis like rheumatoid can.
What is Flexion of a joint in an abnormal position seen in rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis can lead to a situation where joints can become damaged to a degree where joints can move into abnormal positions.
What body system is involved in rheumatoid arthritis?
The imune system
What system can you get arthritis from?
The immune system can be the cause of many different forms of arthritis the main one being Rheumatoid arthritis.
Which type of arthritis is an autoimmune disorder?
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis are the most common.
Can you catch Rheumatoid Arthritis from eating after someone who has it?
No, Rheumatoid arthritis is not contagious.
Is there an inflammatory arthritis caused by the immune system other than rheumatoid arthritis?
there are several lupus is one of them
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.
What are two major diseases of the skeletal system?
Leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis.
