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Arthritis
* Most arthritis causes pain.
* Most arthritis causes severe pain
  - symptoms
  - disappears within several days to weeks with resolution of the viral illness
  - responds very well to simple forms of treatment
  - spreads to joints
* Some arthritis has positive tests
  - occurs in lambs
* affects mainly older people
  - more women than men
  - only the wrist, ankle and knee joints
  - people in different ways
* affects the student's joints
  - the structure and function of connective tissue and joints
* afflicts a growing number of the population.
* also is sometimes scary.
* broad term covering many types of joint ailments
  - for a number of conditions that destroy the workings of a normal joint
* can affect any one at any age at any time
  - children as well as adults
  - the physical, psychological, social and intellectual development of a child
  - young people as well
  - afflict any joint
* can also cause neck pain
  - develop as a result of an infection
* can also lead to many different forefoot deformities, including hammer toes
  - forefoot deformities, including mallet toes
* can also produce a progessive deformity in the knee with bowing or turning in of the knee
  - loss of use of the arm due to pain and contracture
* can appear in young pets, but is most common in the middle age and geriatric pets
  - suddenly or come on gradually
  - attack joints, joint capsules, the surrounding tissue, or throughout the body
* can be an affliction in many older dogs
  - devastating
  - mild for some people, only slightly affecting their activities
  - one of the most common causes
  - part of a congenital autoimmune disease syndrome, of undetermined origin
  - short-term or chronic
  - bring anything from slight tightness to severe pain and lasting disability
* can cause neck pain
  - pain, stiffness and swelling in joints and other connective tissues
  - permanent crippling, non-reversible effects
  - silent degenerative joint damage for years without pain
  - similar pain
  - come from many sources
  - develop in that finger later in life
* can have a distinct impact on a persons work capabilities
  - huge financial impact
  - lead to loss of function in joints and muscles
* can make intercourse difficult
  - lovemaking more difficult
  - moving the knee joint very painful
* can occur in any joint, including the neck, shoulders, spine, hips, and even the paws
  - males and females of all ages
* can occur in older cats, especially in cats who injured joints earlier in their life
  - patients
  - produce pain, loss of movement, and inflammation in the joints
* can result from injury
  - traumatic events such as fractures or injuries to the ligaments
  - in pain, loss of motion and limited ability to walk
  - set in rapidly and cause many permanant health problems
* can strike any age group, even children
  - the spine, inhibiting movement
* catagory disease.
* causes damage in and around the surfaces of a joint
  - joint pain and stiffness, making it hard to sleep
  - joints to become stiff and sometimes inflamed
* causes pain and loss of movement, affecting joints in any part of the body
* causes pain, stiffness and sometimes swelling in or around joints
  - stiffness, a decrease in mobility, and activity limitations
* causes pain, stiffness, and in some cases swelling in or around the joints
  - stiffness, swelling, soreness, or pain
* chronic condition requiring a life-long use of daily medication
  - disease characterized by periods of flares and remissions
* chronic illness that causes joint pain, inflammation of the joints, and fever
  - inflammation or redness of joints, and fever
* comes with many different faces.
* common malady among domestic animals
  - part of scleroderma
  - term meaning inflammation of a joint
* commonly occurs in the finger joints, base of the big toe, hips, knees, and spine.
* condition in which an animal's joints become inflamed.
* condition that causes pain and stiffness of one or more joints
  - which is caused by accumulation of ama and aggravation of vata
* consists of much more than just minor aches and pains
  - only minor aches and pains
* contains the prefix arth and the suffix itis.
* costs the U.S. economy per year in medical care and lost wages.
* crippling disease that affects people of ALL ages.
* debilitating disease that can leave a person wheelchair bound or bed ridden.
* degenerative joint disease that affects horses by causing lameness.
* develops as matrix proteins in the cartilage tissue break down.
* disables more people than stroke and heart disease.
* disease caused by poor circulation.
* disease of the elderly
* disease that affects the joints
  - can affect one or more joints in our bodies
  - leads to immobility of the joints
* disorder of the joints, the junctions between bones
* frequent and major complication of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto.
* frequently affects older pigs.
* general term for many rheumatological diseases
  - meaning joint inflammation
* general term that describes inflammation in the joints
  - refers to the degeneration or inflammation of a joint
* given in most dogs, and can be severe in some large breeds.
* gradual wearing down of the smooth gliding surfaces of the knee joint.
* happens when joints become painful and swollen.
* has few externally observable symptoms, especially in early stages
  - no age barrier
* includes inflammation.
* involves the wearing away of the surface of a joint.
* involving the large joints is also common.
* is actually a symptom whose name means inflammation of the joints.
* is also a significant drain on the health care system and the overall economy
  - an auto immune disorder
  - the most common cause of long-term disability in Canada
* is an ailment often dealt with best at home
  - auto immune disease that mostly affects the joints
* is an inflammation and swelling of the joints which can be caused by a number of diseases
  - of the joints that is characterized by swelling, heat, and pain
  - inflammatory disease
  - old person's disease
* is another common malady of old age
  - outcome, along with the inability to move normally
  - condition most old dogs suffer from
  - potential consequence of oxalate accumulation
  - categorized as either acute or chronic
* is caused by a metabolic disorder in the body
  - poor diet
  - deterioration of the joint cartilage that lines the ends of the bones
  - many different conditions
* is caused by the destruction of cartilage
  - erosion of cartilage
  - characterised by four major observable changes in the joints
* is characterized by a mix of good days and bad days
  - pain and stiffening of the joints
  - chronic conditions
  - definitely diagnostically significant in diagnosing lupus
* is due to a weakened immune system
  - illnesses
  - in fact a far more complex disease than is generally known
  - induced by a cold, wet climate
* is inflammation of a joint - the point where two or more bones meet
  - or joints in the body
  - one or more joints and is common in all sucking, growing pigs and sows
  - the joints resulting in pain and swelling
* is joint inflammation and commonly occurs at the base of the thumb
* is manageable by a variety of natural and conventional treatments
  - with proper care, caution and prevention
  - marked by damage to cartilage, the tough, slippery material that cushions joints
  - more common among women than men
* is more common in dairy farmers than non-farm controls
  - prevalent in women than men
  - naturally progressive and worsens with age
* is often a disease that lifetime diagnosis
  - lifelong condition requiring long-term treatment
  - present, and can be mild to severe
  - on the rise because of the aging baby boomers
* is one chronic syndrome that can benefit from exercise
  - of the major causes for many lost work days and it can be a serious disability
* is one of the most common ailments of the skeletal system in elderly people
  - human health problems
  - medical problems in the world
  - of all disabling diseases
  - reasons given for limiting physical activity
  - reasons people give for limiting physical activity
* is one such ailment that can cause pain resulting in changes in behavior
  - physical, but it also exacts a mental, emotional and economic toll
  - possible in shoulders and elbows, but uncommon
  - produced in the rats by injecting a special heat-killed bacteria
  - projected to remain the most prevalent chronic condition in women
  - reported in about three fourths of cases
  - second only to heart disease as a cause of work disability
  - seen as a localised swelling, occasionally with radiodense exostoses or deformities
  - swelling or painful loss of motion in one or more joints
  - the biggest cause of physical disability in Britain today
* is the inflammation caused by something else
* is the leading cause of disability in America
  - in the United States
  - in the state affecting about one in three adults
  - long-term disability in the United States
  - chronic condition reported by the elderly
* is the long term consequence of hip joint looseness
  - undetected or untreated hip dysplasia
  - main joint disease
  - major cause of physical disability in the world
* is the most common cause of front lameness in dogs and the culprit is the elbow
  - joint degeneration
  - the breakdown of hip tissue
  - chronic condition reported by men and, especially, women
  - extraintestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis
  - reason for hip replacement surgery
  - popular disease to be treated by bee stings
  - name for irritation in a joint , which often becomes swollen, painful, and stiff
* is the number one cause of disability in America
  - disability in Hawai'i and the nation
  - disability in the nation
  - severe pain and disability that limits physical activity
* is the number one crippler in America
  - of all age groups
  - debilitating disease in Missouri
  - painful and irreversible deterioration of the ends of the two bones
  - perfect complement to western medical treatments
  - second most frequently reported chronic condition
* is the term doctors use when there is swelling and pain in a joint
  - used to describe inflammation and swelling of the tissues in a joint
  - word used to describe a painful joint or joints
  - thought to be an allergic reaction amongst many other things
  - treatable and manageable if it is detected early enough
  - treated with anti-inflammatory drugs
  - usually an old peoples disease, there is no known cure
* is usually chronic, meaning it can last for years
  - occur over a long period of time
  - what happens when the tissue that protects the bones wears away
* leading cause of disability, and a significant public health concern
* limits the mobility of farmers and ranchers during many farm tasks.
* mainly affects adults, but some children have it too.
* major cause of foot pain
  - late manifestation of the illness
* makes living extremely difficult for some people.
* means disease of, or damage to, the joint surfaces
* means joint inflammation
  - swelling, pain, and loss of motion
  - that a person's joints and muscles hurt
* natural condition that affects the surface coating of bones in our joints.
* normally comes from joints that develop out of position.
* occurs commonly during active meningococcal infection.
* occurs in every climate and every continent inhabited by humans
  - the spine or legs of some geriatric cats
  - more than half of the time in the fingers, wrists, shoulders, knees, and ankles
* often appears in the big toe
  - shows up in poor coordination in writing
* only strikes the elderly.
* painful and often life-altering disease
  - sometimes debilitating disease that has no cure
  - disorder that causes inflammation in the joints
  - swelling of the joints between bones
* poses a three- to fourfold increased risk of diminished work productivity.
* refers to joint inflammation, nothing more, nothing less.
* responds to analgesics and rest.
* seems to be about as common in older dogs as it is in aging humans.
* serious disease that causes pain and loss of movement
  - problem in many mature dogs
* significant problem for the individual and society.
* simply means joint inflammation.
* sometimes has fatigue associated with it.
* systemic disease which affects the whole body.
* tends to appear after epiphyseal plates are ossified
  - worsen in cold, damp weather
* usually affects the hands especially the second and third metacarpophlangeal joints
  - causes stiffness, pain, and fatigue
* very general term that simply means that a joint is inflamed
  - serious disease and if left untreated, it can even be life threatening
* virus that actually feeds off our own immune systems.
* whole class of illnesses that comes in more than a hundred varieties.
+ Arthritis, Forms of diseases: Diseases
  * The most common of these diseases is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is caused by cartilage between the bones wearing down. The bones rub against each other. This causes severe pain in the affected area. Arthritis is more common in older people. Both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis affect women more often than men.