How Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Distinguished from Osteoarthritis

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Multiple Choice

How is rheumatoid arthritis distinguished from osteoarthritis?

• A) Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune,systemic disease;osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints.
• B) Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune,degenerative disease;osteoarthritis is a systemic inflammatory disease.
• C) People with osteoarthritis are considered to be genetically predisposed;there is no known genetic component to rheumatoid arthritis.
• D) Osteoarthritis is often caused by a virus;viruses play no part in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.

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