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Can a person get arthritis at 13

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Kids can get a kind of arthritis called juvenile idiopathic arthritis or JIA (it's also called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, or JRA). To be considered JIA, the joints must have swelling and pain for at least 6 weeks.
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