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acute rheumatic fever |
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acute rheumatic fever [ə′kyüt ru̇′mad·ik ′fē·vər] (medicine) A severe infectious process caused by beta hemolytic streptococci; characterized by fever and frequently accompanied by painful inflamed joints, endocarditis, chorea, or glomerulonephritis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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coli pyelonephritis, 3
with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, 1 with acute Staphylococcus aureus
aortic valve endocarditis, 1 with bubonic plague, 1 with acute Q fever,
1 with parvovirus infection, 1 with acute rheumatic fever, and 1 with
acute lupus erythematosis. Indigenous deaths from acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic
disease are also on the rise, with Indigenous Australians now 19 times
more likely to die from the disease than other Australians. Last year, for example, his team determined that the GAS strain
M18, which causes acute rheumatic fever, contains phage genes that
encode toxins, but that another strain, which causes strep throat,
doesn't have those genes (SN: 3/30/02, p. |
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