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Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease, which is caused when the natural defense system of your body can’t differentiate between the cell of your own body and the foreign cells. Thus, the body under such conditions attacks your normal cells by mistake.
In case of Rheumatoid Arthritis, the immune system of your body attacks your own tissue, including joints. In extreme cases, the internal organs are also targeted. RA affects the joint linings of your body and causes painful swelling.
In fact, among all the autoimmune conditions across the globe, the Rheumatoid Arthritis is said to be the most common condition. Further, to make things worse no cure is there for this disease. However, the condition can be managed and taken care of by medication and care.
Hence, Rheumatoid Awareness Day aims to make more and more people aware of the disease and its dangers. Also, it further aware people about the ways in which they can fight the disease. So, let us learn the rheumatoid arthritis meaning in this post along with other details.
English Physician Sir Alfred B. Garrod in 1858 found the disease ‘Rheumatoid Arthritis’ and named it so, which was earlier thought to be Osteoarthritis. It was Garrod who indicated the differences between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
The Rheumatoid Patient Foundation was inaugurated in the year 2011 by patients of Rheumatoid who came together to form it. The organization aims at spreading awareness about Rheumatoid Arthritis and the available options of Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment. In the year 2013, the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation inaugurated the ‘Rheumatoid Awareness Day’ to inform people about the condition and to resolve misconceptions about it.
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that causes inflammation of joints and other body parts like bones. This is a chronic auto-immune disease where the immune system of your body attacks its own cells. This is among the main rheumatoid arthritis causes.
The condition can make your joint linings inflame or swell, which causes pain, bone erosion and other deformities, which are some of the rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. Further, Rheumatoid Arthritis could spread across the entire body of an affected person and can cause some serious problems.
The disease is said to cause issues in the other organs of the body such as kidneys, muscles, bones as well as heart. Like other auto-immune diseases, there is no proper cure against Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, this condition can be managed with proper diet, medication and lifestyle.
To Observe the Rheumatoid Awareness Day, you can do certain things such as;
To Conclude
To sum it up, rheumatoid arthritis is a serious condition that affects individuals severely. So, it is important to have regular health check-ups to see if you are affected by rheumatoid arthritis. If the condition is detected early, it can be suppressed easily as compared to late detection.
Hence, it is good to have a comprehensive health insurance policy which can help you avail free and regular health check-ups. Also, health insurance can help you with coverage of many such conditions which are caused by rheumatoid arthritis.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (R.A) can be monitored by a physician through various ways such as X-ray, scanning, blood test etc. It can also be monitored by accessing the strength of muscle of a patient. In fact, Rheumatoid Arthritis is a condition that is difficult to detect. However, it is better if it could be diagnosed early.
A positive Rheumatoid factor test is a diagnosis which confirms a high level of Rheumatoid Factor in the blood of the patient being diagnosed. If the result of this test indicates a higher level of Rheumatoid Factor, it means the patient is suffering from an autoimmune disease, called Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
Rheumatology is a branch of modern medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders with common features like bone inflammation, as well as inflammation in muscles, joints, and other internal organs.
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