is arthritis classified as a disease?

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is arthritis classified as a disease?i know what it is and everything but i found out i might have juvenile rhemutaoid arthritis so i was wondering if, when i apply for college grants and scholarships, i could use that as a disease?

-Mary
yes

-roadwarrior
yes, u should put that down as a disease, its worth a shot. theres also several forms of it.

Primary forms of arthritis:

* Osteoarthritis
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Septic arthritis
* Gout and pseudogout
* Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
* Still's disease
* Ankylosing spondylitis

Secondary to other diseases:

* Lupus erythematosus
* Henoch-Schönlein purpura
* Psoriatic arthritis
* Reactive arthritis
* Haemochromatosis
* Hepatitis
* Wegener's granulomatosis (and many other vasculitis syndromes)
* Lyme disease
* Familial Mediterranean fever
* Hyperimmunoglobulinemia D with recurrent fever
* TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome
* Inflammatory bowel disease (Including Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis)

Diseases that can mimic arthritis include:

* Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
* Multiple myeloma
* Osteoporosis
* Fifth disease (parvovirus infection)

Helpful answer below. About Arthritis - Rheumatoid Arthritis - Osteoarthritis - Related Conditions
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