Mosquito-Borne Virus Mimics Rheumatoid Arthritis (IMAGE)

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Mosquito-Borne Virus Mimics Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A virus spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito can cause symptoms very similar to rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown.

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