Hhs 200 Assignment Health Disparities

Health DisparitiesNameCourseTutor’s NameDateHealth DisparitiesHealth Problem Description, Related Risk, and Protective FactorsRheumatoid Arthritis is a progressing long-term disease of joints and other body organs that causes disability by attacking body joints. It is usual for rheumatoid arthritis to attack hand and feet first but can attack any joint or organ. Rheumatoid Arthritis is a result of an attack of joints by the body’s autoimmune system. The immune system that is supposed to attack foreign objects instead attacks its own body. The attack causes inflammation and thickening of the synovium in joints resulting in painful and swelled joints. The resulting poor lubrication of joints might cause painful joint movement, damage to cartilage and tissue that covers joint bones. The onset of adult Rheumatoid arthritis is at the prime productive age of between 30 and 60 for women. In men, the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis is often later CITATION XuB17 \l 7177 [1]. Although the etiology of rheumatoid Arthritis is not known, genetic risk factors have been associated with predisposition to the disease and its impact. Multiple lifestyle and environmental risk factors have also been