Rheumatoid Arthritis Causes and Risk Factors

Rheumatoid Arthritis Causes & Risk Factors

Rheumatoid Arthritis Cause unknown. It is considered an autoimmune disease. Immune system normally fights off foreign objects, such as viruses. But in an autoimmune disease, immune system confuses healthy network to a foreign substance. As a result, the body attacks itself.

Rheumatoid Arthritis can occur at all ages. Women are more often affected than men.

Rheumatoid arthritis usually affects joints on both sides of the same body. Wrists, fingers, knees, feet, and ankles are most often affected. The course and severity of disease can vary widely. Infection, genes, and hormones can cause disease.

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