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Rheumatoid Arthiritis Causes

Rheumatoid Arthritis

It is a diseases marked by inflammation and stiffness of the weakness, joints, deformity and loss of mobility.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Causes

There are not main causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Various factors such as changes in hormones, heredity and possible infection by a virus or bacterium are involved in the abnormal activity of the immune system.

There is the main role of body’s immune system in rheumatoid arthritis. People who are suffered from rheumatoid arthritis have an abnormal immune system. White blood cells make antibodies that help to protect the body from foreign substances, in a health immune system. Rheumatoid factor is an example of this miscommunication in the body.

Rheumatoid factor may direct to regulate antibodies produced by the body. It works well in persons who have a little quantity of rheumatoid factor. However, people with large quantities of rheumatoid factor may have a malfunctioning immune system. Therefore, a test for measuring rheumatoid factor will be required to diagnose the disease.

Gender

Women are mostly affected by this disease. Rheumatoid arthritis typically goes into remission in case of pregnant women. Women get rheumatoid arthritis more after pregnancy and signs and symptoms may increase after newborn baby. So, gender may play a role to progress of rheumatoid arthritis.

Infection

According to some scientists and physicians, rheumatoid arthritis by various type of infection. But, there is no proof for this cause. This disease is not spread from one person to other person.

Genetics

Most scientists and researchers believe that rheumatoid arthritis may cause by genes. HLA-DR4 (specific genetic developed with rheumatoid arthritis) is found in 20% of population. People with specific marker may not get rheumatoid arthritis.

 

 
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