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∙ 14y agoMost certainly not - it's hereditary
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Can you catch Rheumatoid Arthritis from eating after someone who has it?
No, Rheumatoid arthritis is not contagious.
How can you can arthritis?
Arthritis is a condition, not an illness, or a contagious or infectious disease. Therefore, no one can 'pass' arthritis onto anyone else. Arthritis affects the bones.
How can you pass arthritis?
Arthritis is a condition, not an illness, or a contagious or infectious disease. Therefore, no one can 'pass' arthritis onto anyone else. Arthritis affects the bones.
Can you get arthritis in your throat?
Arthritis is a condition, not an illness, or a contagious or infectious disease. Arthritis affects the bones, but not tissue or muscles. Therefore, a person can have arthritis in the cervical spine (the neck) but not the throat.
Can animals get arthritis?
Arthritis is a condition, not an illness, or a contagious or infectious disease. No one can 'pass' arthritis onto anyone else. Arthritis affects the bones. And yes, animals can have arthritis.
What are some contagious diseases?
Cancer Autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatiod Arthritis, hayfever, Asthma and lupus
Can rheumatoid arthritis be transmitted by saliva and kissing?
No Ra is an Autoimmune disease and it is not contagious. It is usually passed on genetically.
Is rheumatoid arthritis contagious?
No rheumatoid arthritis is not contagious. There does seem to be a genetic connection meaning that if any of your parents have it you are also more likely to suffer from it. However you would for example not get Rheumatoid artritis if you were to receive a blood donation from someone with RA. RA is a chronic Autoimmune disease where for reasons not yet understood the immune system turns on selected tissues of the body leading to their destruction.
Can rheumatoid arthritis patient donate blood?
I used to be blood donor and I have always had RA. I would say that the immune problem that RA people have is not contagious so it should not be a problem.
What is a sentence for the word contagious?
This is not a contagious disease.The virus is contagious.
Can sexually acquired infection cause arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis is an Autoimmune disease and is not considered contagious. Having said that however suffering from some illnesses has been noted by sufferers to cause the onset of flare ups in RA. Gonorrhea and chlamydia are able to bring about a rare form of arthritis known as venereal arthritis. For more info on this go to the related link (Venereal Arthritis ) below
Are there contagious and non contagious colds?
No, all cold viruses are contagious.
