What are the causes of rheumatoid arthritis

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My grandfather has been suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. When the weather changes, he will feel pain in his joints, and it will also affect his action. Let's introduce the causes of rheumatoid arthritis?

What are the causes of rheumatoid arthritis

First, immune factors, immune abnormalities play an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases. Many rheumatic diseases are at least partly caused by immune abnormalities. For example, rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease.

Second, genetic factors, genetic factors caused the susceptibility of rheumatoid arthritis. The prevalence of the disease was 21% - 31% in monozygotic twins and 3% in heterozygotic twins. The positive rate of HLA = DR4 was 40% - 71%, which was higher than that of heterozygous twins.

Third, viral factors, infection factors may trigger the disease, a variety of pathogens such as Mycoplasma, EB virus, retrovirus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus may be related to the disease. However, there is no reliable experimental evidence to prove that a certain microorganism is the direct cause. At the same time, it is also directly related to trauma, environment and other factors.

matters needing attention

After getting rheumatoid arthritis disease, we should pay attention to the methods of conditioning, especially in daily life to keep warm, rheumatoid arthritis patients should often participate in physical exercise, more participate in some outdoor activities, such as health gymnastics, qigong, Taijiquan, radio gymnastics, walking, can enhance the body's immunity, improve resistance, reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis happen.