Rheumatoid Arthritis Kps (Content Only)
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
A chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder that most commonly causes inflammation and tissue damage in joints (arthritis) and tendon sheaths, together with anemia. It can also produce diffuse inflammation in the lungs, pericardium, pleura, and the sclera of the eye, and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous tissue under the skin. It can be a disabling and painful condition, which can lead to substantial loss of functioning and mobility.
The name is based on the term "rheumatic fever", an illness which includes joint pain and is derived from the Greek word rheumatos ("flowing"). The suffix -oid ("resembling") gives the translation as joint inflammation that resembles rheumatic fever. The first recognized description of rheumatoid arthritis was made in 1800 by Dr Augustin Jacob Landré-Beauvais (1772-1840) of Paris.
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The first known traces of arthritis date back at least as far as 4500 BC. A text dated 123 AD first describes symptoms very similar to rheumatoid arthritis. It was noted in skeletal remains of Native Americans found in Tennessee. In the Old World the disease is vanishingly rare before the 1600s and on this basis investigators believe it spread across the Atlantic during the Age of Exploration. In 1859 the disease acquired its current name. (Background of the Study, 2009)
Importance of the Study As the world further falls in the brink of looming recession, it is relatively vital to be aware of everything that concerns the public health. To this, rheumatoid arthritis is certainly not an exception. This study capsulated essential information that one ought to know about rheumatoid arthritis.
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
A chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder that most commonly causes inflammation and tissue damage in joints (arthritis) and tendon sheaths, together with anemia. It can also produce diffuse inflammation in the lungs, pericardium, pleura, and the sclera of the eye, and also nodular lesions, most common in subcutaneous tissue under the skin. It can be a disabling and painful condition, which can lead to substantial loss of functioning and mobility.
The name is based on the term "rheumatic fever", an illness which includes joint pain and is derived from the Greek word rheumatos ("flowing"). The suffix -oid ("resembling") gives the translation as joint inflammation that resembles rheumatic fever. The first recognized description of rheumatoid arthritis was made in 1800 by Dr Augustin Jacob Landré-Beauvais (1772-1840) of Paris.
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The first known traces of arthritis date back at least as far as 4500 BC. A text dated 123 AD first describes symptoms very similar to rheumatoid arthritis. It was noted in skeletal remains of Native Americans found in Tennessee. In the Old World the disease is vanishingly rare before the 1600s and on this basis investigators believe it spread across the Atlantic during the Age of Exploration. In 1859 the disease acquired its current name. (Background of the Study, 2009)
Importance of the Study As the world further falls in the brink of looming recession, it is relatively vital to be aware of everything that concerns the public health. To this, rheumatoid arthritis is certainly not an exception. This study capsulated essential information that one ought to know about rheumatoid arthritis.
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