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Rheumatic fever which may cause heart damage may result from getting?
You can get Rheumatic fever from having a untreated strep throat
What are the after effects of scarlet fever?
Rashes on the chest and thighs area, coughing, fever of course, flushed face and runny nose.
How dangerous is rheumatic fever?
Rheumatic fever can be very dangerous once you get it. It can kill over 3million people a year! Crazy i know! It can cause permanent damage to the heart valves, cause heart failure, stroke, and even death! It's not very common though. It's mostly common in the Sub-Saharan, Africa, and the South Central Asia. Hope dat helped ya!
How does rheumatic heart disease effect eldery people?
Rheumatic heart disease results from a condition caused by Rheumatic fever. The fever is an inflammatory disease caused by strep throat or scarlet fever. The bacteria can sometimes make its way to the heart and damage the valves that keep blood from flowing backwards. If severe, it may require surgery to replace the valves. Valve replacement is easily done by heart surgeons.
What are some risks of strep throat?
Main risk of getting the rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Next of getting acute glomerulonephritis. Streptococcus pyogenes can give you scarlet fever, impetigo, acute necrotizing fascitis, toxic shock syndrome and septicemia.
What is the effect of rheuamatism to the heart?
The only way the heart can be affected by rheumatism is through rheumatic fever. It usually comes on after a person has untreated strep throat. It can damage the heart valves and cause heart failure.
Does rheumatic heart disease result from staph infection?
No, rheumatic heart disease does not result from a staph infection. It is a complication of rheumatic fever, which is primarily caused by an infection with group A Streptococcus bacteria, typically following strep throat or scarlet fever. The body's immune response to the streptococcal infection can lead to inflammation in the heart, joints, skin, and brain, ultimately causing damage to the heart valves.
What's Rheumatic fever?
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that occurs following a Streptococcus pyogenes infection, such as streptococcal pharyngitis or scarlet fever.
When was scarlet fever prevalent?
Scarlet fever is a disease that attacks children. It causes fever, a red rash, and can be deadly if not treated quickly. Though no exact date for the discovery of the illness exists, it was being written about by Hippocrates in the 400s BC.
How does rheumatic fever attack the body?
It does serious damage to the valves in the Heart.
Which organ of the body often damage permanently by rheumatic fever?
Heart
When to use cortal medicine?
When you have pain and fever. It does not cause abortion as someone apparently told you since you added this question to abortion. Overdosage with Cortal can cause delayed labor, liver and heart damage for your baby, and liver damage to you. It does not end pregnancy.
