Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory condition that causes pain and swelling of the joints, especially the smaller joints of the hands and feet. It generally affects both sides of the body at the same time.
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What causes rheumatoid arthritis?
What exactly causes rheumatoid arthritis is still unknown. Some researchers tend to associate it to genetics. Some studies also point to tobacco as a possible trigger.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a fairly widespread condition รข€" in fact, it affects over two million Americans. Women seem to be more predisposed. Rheumatoid arthritis is more common to people above forty, but it can start at any age. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, which develops in children as young as six months old, is fairly common. In fact, more than 300,000 children in America (under 16) already have arthritis.
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