2006-12-08 03:29:23 · 8 answers · asked by virendra a 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
virendra,
rheumatoid arthritis is not at all like osteoarthritis. That is, it is not the same thing as the arthritis we generally know about, the one that comes with advancing age and wear on the joints.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease. It's the patient's own immune system attacking his/her own body, causing inflammation of the joints and the tissues around the joints.
We're not really sure what causes it. Like ALS and other such diseases, the vast majority of cases are "sporadic," that is, they just happen as far as we know. Genetic factors may play a part in a predisposition to it, but smoking increases one's susceptibility to it, too, and tobacco use is not genetic as far as I can tell.
What we do know for sure is that it is not contagious. I have been around sufferers of this for years and have no symptoms. The same goes for many nurses--nursing is in the family--and the several doctors that I know, and I have known couples in which one had it and the other never got it.
So if you are attracted to someone with it, don't worry. You can't catch it like that.
2006-12-08 08:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by eutychusagain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Rheumatoid Arthritis is genetic and is not caused by any type of infectious agent so you can't give it to somebody sexually or otherwise.
2006-12-08 11:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by chickadee2624 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rheumatoid arthritis is NOT contagious....it's caused by poor diet, genetics or injuries. And, no it doesn't spread thru sexual contact!
2006-12-08 11:32:38 · answer #3 · answered by SUZI S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RA is not spread by sexual contact it is a Auto immune , a form of arthritis were nodules develope at the joint sites
2006-12-08 11:33:43 · answer #4 · answered by harmoniousbuddha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rheumatoid arthritis is not infectious or contagious. It is not spread. You can not get it from anyone.
2006-12-08 11:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by kirsten j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rheumatoid arthritis is not infectious, but there are certain fungal infections or bacterial infections that can cause arthritis-type, joint pain. Certain STD's/STI's, Gonorrhea and Syphilis, can also cause joint pain.
2006-12-08 12:46:35 · answer #6 · answered by amyl3599 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no....it is an autoimmune disease, meaning a person's immune system sees it's joints as a foreign invader and starts attacking them.
2006-12-09 10:05:55 · answer #7 · answered by pandora078 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
noway, it is bones and muscles sore which tend to come with damp and cold weather.
2006-12-08 11:31:41 · answer #8 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋