What Rheumatic Fever Can Do To Children – Awareness is the Key to Protection. Written by Savitha C Muppala. Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Aug 6 2007 2:58 PM.

Rheumatic fever is a complication of strep throat. If left untreated, it can cause permanent damage to the heart. The condition usually appears in children between the ages of 5 and 15. However ...

Rheumatic Fever is a rare and fatal disease caused by a bacteria called streptococcus. Some of the symptoms include severe fever, ... especially among children in poor urban areas.

Rheumatic fever is most common in children under 16, and it can lead to severe, lasting complications. In this article, learn about risk factors, diagnosis, and more. Medical News Today ...

But in the first part of the 20th century, it was ever-present, untreatable and devastating. "About 100 years ago, there were more pediatric hospital beds occupied by children with rheumatic fever ...

Although the disease most commonly occurs in children between the ages of 5 and 15, ... In 5% to 10% of rheumatic fever patients, chorea, which is also known as Sydenham's chorea, ...

Rheumatic and scarlet fever are both the result of the same bacterial infection. ... Anyone can develop rheumatic fever, but children between the ages of 5 and 15 and those in group settings, ...

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RHEUMATIC fever has been generally regarded as a disease principally affecting children, and its occurrence in adults has as a consequence been more or less ignored. The high incidence of this dise ...