Rheumatic heart disease causes more than 290,000 deaths each year. It’s caused by rheumatic fever, an autoimmune reaction brought on by an untreated strep throat infection.

Image: Adobe Stock “ Rheumatic heart disease causes more than 300,000 deaths annually, mainly in low- and middle-income countries.

Then I read an article stating that rheumatic fever causes heart-valve damage. Was I misdiagnosed? Was it scarlet fever, rheumatic fever or diabetes that caused my heart disease? — L.B.

Rheumatic heart disease affects 40.5 million people globally and causes at least 306,000 deaths every year. The chronic disease is caused by damage to the valves of the heart, following a case of ...

Rheumatic heart disease affects 40.5 million people globally and causes at least 306,000 deaths every year. The chronic disease is caused by damage to the valves of the heart, following a case of ...

“Rheumatic heart disease is an orphan disease, for all practical purposes,” added Karthikeyan. “It affects 40 million around the world, but most of these patients are in low- and middle-income ...

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) prophylaxis means preventive measures that stop a recurrence of ARF. These involve taking antibiotics to prevent infection. Read more.

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