Name the category of disease in which ‘Rheumatoid arthritis’ in human is put under.

‘Rheumatoid arthritis’ in human is put under the category of Auto immune disease.

Sometimes due to genetic changes and various other unknown reasons the body starts attacking its own cells. This is known as auto immune disease.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that affects the joints of the body. This happens because the immune system of the body starts attacking its own cells and tissues and hence, Rheumatoid Arthritis is an Auto immune disease.