Below is an infographic touching on some of the important facts about Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory form of arthritis and an autoimmune disease.
Some of the important facts pointed out include:
- 1 in 10,000 people in the US have RA
- 90% of RA patients develop symptoms in the foot/ankle
- joint erosion will occur within 2 years if undiagnosed/untreated
- warning signs include fatigue, swollen joints, low-grade fever, morning stiffness in joints, loss of appetite
You can read more about this common condition in our Rheumatoid Arthritis Overview.
Thanks to Genentech for developing this infographic.
very good information. RA is an autiummune disease. effects all joints. I have observed that doing meditation will help in RA
The graphic you provided is really helpful! Thanks so much for the helpful advice.