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Arthritis
If you feel pain and stiffness in your
body or have trouble moving around, you might have arthritis.
Most kinds of arthritis cause pain and swelling in
your joints. Joints are places where two bones meet,
such as your elbow or knee. Over time,
a swollen joint can become severely damaged. Some kinds
of arthritis can also cause problems in your organs,
such as your eyes or skin.
One type of arthritis, osteoarthritis,
is often related to aging or to an injury. Other types
occur when your immune system, which normally
protects your body from infection, attacks your body's
own tissues. Rheumatoid arthritis is the most
common form of this kind of arthritis. Juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis is a form of the disease that happens in children.
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