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People don't die from arthritis. However atrthritis can lead to other conditions that can kill you or cause you to die younger then you normally would. these condition can be the result of infections caused by damage related to the disease. there are also side effects to some of the drugs that are used to treat some forms of Arthritis that can be deadly or at least toxic.

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It is usually passed down the family.

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about 20%

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