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Reactive arthritis is an autoimmune disease that arises as a result of an infection in a different area of the body. Since its appearance is triggered by another infection, it is named “reactive”. Most typically, reactive arthritis occurs because of of the occurrence of some kind of sickness such as genital infections, gastrointestinal infections or bacterial infections. Even food poisoning has been seen to result in reactive arthritis. It’s frequently difficult to establish the real cause, because the original infection has normally been eliminated before the signs of reactive arthritis materialize.