History of Arthritis

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Arthritis is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body. Often drescribed as a disease, the conditions are mostly thought to be autoimmune? disorders.

Arthritis (from Latin for "joint swelling") is a group of conditions that affect the health of the bone joints in the body. The two primary diseases causing arthritis are rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune? disease, and the more common osteoarthritis?.