difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis - Biology - Health and hygiene

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difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

Mamta · Accepted Answer

Dear student,

The differences between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are
as follows :

Osteoarthritis(OA)
Rheumatoid
arthritis(RA)

It is a degenerative disease that
develops because of excessive wear to the cartilage between the
joints
It is an autoimmune disease, caused by a
person's own immune system attacking his or her otherwise healthy
body It can affect any joint

It is treated with either
anti-inflammatory painkillers,narcotic painkillers or sometimes by
giving hyaluron injections directly into the affected joints
Anti-inflammatory and corticosteroid medications are helpful
Drugs that suppress the immune system stop the immune system from
attacking the joints in RA condition, preventing damage

It mainly affects people of older age or
young people who do a lot of physical work
It can affect people of any age group
Mainly women are prone to this disease

OA develops and gets worse over a long period of time as people
tend to age and put more and more wear on their joints
RA can strike and advance into a worse and disabling condition
over the course of mere weeks or months

Regards

Osteoarthritis(OA)	Rheumatoid arthritis(RA)
It is a degenerative disease that develops because of excessive wear to the cartilage between the joints.	It is an autoimmune disease, caused by a person's own immune system attacking his or her otherwise healthy body.It can affect any joint.
It is treated with either anti-inflammatory painkillers,narcotic painkillers or sometimes by giving hyaluron injections directly into the affected joints.	Anti-inflammatory and corticosteroid medications are helpful.Drugs that suppress the immune system stop the immune system from attacking the joints in RA condition, preventing damage.
It mainly affects people of older age or young people who do a lot of physical work.	It can affect people of any age group. Mainly women are prone to this disease.
OA develops and gets worse over a long period of time as people tend to age and put more and more wear on their joints.	RA can strike and advance into a worse and disabling condition over the course of mere weeks or months.