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What microorganism causes this terrible disease that is called ra?
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Rheumatoid arthritis: Is an autoimmune disorder, not yet known to be caused by a microorganism. However most of the RA medications make you more susceptible to infection by micro organisms.
Answered 6/10/2014
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