### condition | illness | disease | arthritis:

Gouty arthritis
* is arthritis
* occurs most commonly in men after the fourth decade of life.

Infectious arthritis
* can cause serious damage, but usually clears up completely with antibiotics.
* is caused by some infecting organism which has invaded the body
  - treated with antibiotics and gout is treated with anti-gout medicines
* occurs from an infection that spreads to the joint from the blood.

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Juvenile arthritis
* general term for all types of arthritis that occur in children.
* is autoimmune.
* is the leading cause of disability in children
  - name of a group of arthritis-related conditions that affect children
+ Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Autoimmune diseases :: Children :: Diseases and disorders of joints
  * The problem consists of excess swelling around joints in the knees, ankles, wrists, hands and feet. Symptoms consists of lethargy, strong pain and reduced physical activity. There is also stiffness in the morning which may improve later on during the day. Juvenile arthritis is autoimmune.

Osteoarthritis
* Most osteoarthritises have gradual onsets.
* Some osteoarthritises affect weight.
* includes inflammation.

Progressive arthritis
* Some progressive arthritis can develop from a badly damaged kneecap.
* can result, and when it does, it can be crippling.

Rheumatoid arthritis
* Some rheumatoid arthritis has positive tests
* causes pain
  - severe symptoms

Septic arthritis
* is caused by joint infection
  - infection within the joint
* means infection of the joint space with bacterial germs.
* medical emergency requiring hospital treatment.
* serious disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

Traumatic arthritis
* can follow a serious hip or knee injury
* is different from rheumatoid or osteoarthritis.

Asbestosis
* are diseases
  - pneumoconiosis
* increases the risk of developing lung cancer.
* involves cancer and lung disease.
* kills annually roughly the same number of people each year in Finland as drug abuse.
* refers to fibrosis of the lung parenchyma itself.

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Asthma attack
* Most asthma attacks happen in the spring or fall.
* Some asthma attacks are mild and others can quickly become life threatening.
* are episodic which is the feature that separates asthma from other similar diseases
  - episodic, but airway inflammation is chronically present
  - illnesses
  - more common in winter, especially among children
* are the most common cause of chronic emergency hospital visits by children
  - hospitalizations of school age children
  - when the bronchial tubes tighten and a lake of breath occurs
* can also result in a lack of sleep, which can also contribute to lethargy.
* can be frightening for parent and child alike
  - mild or severe
  - mild, moderate, or severe
  - very frightening and there is often panic
  - come suddenly or gradually, last for minutes or go on for days
  - last a few minutes or a few days
* can occur quickly and vary in severity
  - very suddenly and often involve gasping, wheezing and coughing
* can range from mild to life-threatening
  - very mild to life-threatening
  - strike without warning and last from minutes to days
  - vary from mild symptoms to serious, life-threatening episodes
* come and go, with wide variation in the symptoms at different times.

### condition | illness | disease | asthma:

Cardiac asthma
* is an asthma-like attack that accompanies congestive heart failure
  - one of the signs of congestive heart failure
* is the result of a heart malfunction
  - term used to describe asthma-like symptoms due to heart failure

Chronic asthma
* occurs whenever sufferers are repeatedly exposed to a trigger.
* produces symptoms on a frequent basis, in some cases almost constantly.