Sentences with phrase «rheumatic heart disease causes»

Rheumatic heart disease causes death and disability in children, adolescents, and young adults.

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Today, most people in the United States rarely think of rheumatic heart disease (RHD)-- or the rheumatic fever that causes it — as more than a historical footnote.

Not only do they cause several million cases of strep throat every year, but also can lead to more severe infections, such as flesh - eating disease and acute rheumatic heart disease,» Kumaraswami said.

Scabies wounds often become infected by Group A streptococcus bacteria, which can cause rheumatic fever, acute kidney disease and rheumatic heart disease.

In both congenital and rheumatic heart diseases, vitamin E may help reduce symptoms caused by impaired tissue oxygenation.