Sentences with phrase «in rheumatic fever»

They mapped the genomes of 36 strains collected from patients who died in rheumatic fever outbreaks across the U.S. in the last 73 years.

Not exact matches

The danger about strep throat is that if it is not treated it could lead to rheumatic fever, which in turn can cause damage to the heart valves.

At the beginning of my career I saw a significant number of women who had had rheumatic fever in childhood, and had to have penicillin prophylaxis in labor, but it must be at least 20 years since the last case I had.

If you don't treat the infection with the appropriate antibiotics in time, there is a chance of development of rheumatic fever or heart damage in extreme cases.

Rheumatic fever, which usually starts as strep throat, was essentially eliminated as a life - threatening disease with the use of penicillin in the early 20th century.

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.

In the developing world, stenosis can be a consequence of rheumatic fever (caused by untreated strep infection) during childhood.

In other words, in order to prevent a single case of rheumatic fever, eight patients would suffer a near - fatal or fatal allergic reactioIn other words, in order to prevent a single case of rheumatic fever, eight patients would suffer a near - fatal or fatal allergic reactioin order to prevent a single case of rheumatic fever, eight patients would suffer a near - fatal or fatal allergic reaction.

To see if the concept held — and whether Sydenham chorea even caused OCD — Swedo and her partner at NIMH, psychiatrist Henrietta Leonard, conducted a retrospective study in 1989 of three sites in the United States that had rheumatic fever outbreaks: Salt Lake City, the Ohio River Valley and Walden, Penn..

In their search for such a trigger in people who had become narcoleptic, Mignot's group found elevated levels of antibodies to Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium that causes strep throat and has been implicated in other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatic feveIn their search for such a trigger in people who had become narcoleptic, Mignot's group found elevated levels of antibodies to Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium that causes strep throat and has been implicated in other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatic fevein people who had become narcoleptic, Mignot's group found elevated levels of antibodies to Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium that causes strep throat and has been implicated in other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatic fevein other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatic fever.

Reportedly, it has been used in the treatment of a number of health conditions which include brittle bone, hair, teeth and nails, white spots on nails, gingivitis, tonsillitis, inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth, rheumatic disorders, edema, osteoarthritis, diabetes, acne, wounds, itchiness, rashes, burns, frostbite, chilblains, athlete's foot, cracked and tired feet, drawing out pus from boils and carbuncles, ulcers, fistulas, herpes simplex, dyspepsia (impaired digestion), gastrointestinal conditions, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, fever, malaria, bladder problems, urinary tract infection, bed wetting in children, kidney stones (nephrolithiasis), prostate problems, hemorrhoids, muscle cramps, tumors, broken bones, fractures, sprains, nose bleed and other heavy bleeding.

A recent search, in PubMed, reveals well over 50,000 studies on vitamin C and literally dozens of remarkable studies revealing the power of vitamin C to cure diseases, such as, 60 out of 60 cases of polio; 327 out of 327 cases of shingles — in 3 days; 7 out of 7 cases of rheumatic fever and, of course, countless studies illustrating the ability of vitamin C to help cancer patients with «incurable» conditions.

It is useful also in the treatment of rheumatic fever and toxemia of pregnancy.

Important in Age Spots, Alcoholism, Anorexia, Bladder Infection, Bulimia, Crohn's Disease, Diarrhea, Halitosis, Herpes, Indigestion, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatic Fever, Tooth Decay, Parasites & Helpful for Aging, Cholesterol, Colds, Constipation, Dermatitis, Heartburn / Reflux, Hives, Lupus, Meningitis, Peptic Ulcer, Seborrhea, Shingles, Sore Throat, and Tonsillitis.

Traditional Use - Citronella is used in perfumery and medicinally to aid with fevers and rheumatic pain.

In 1902, at age 16, Miss Seeger was stricken with Rheumatic Fever and was confined to her bed.

While in Switzerland, «where plunges in the snow were part of the program to build physical endurance, [Müller] developed rheumatic fever which severely weakened his heart.»

The reaction causes inflammation in heart valves (part of the condition known as rheumatic fever).

Heart disease is rampant in our communities, in particular Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease.

Post streptococcal infections can play a significant role in kidney disease, which occurs at a disproportionately high rate in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population52 and also rheumatic fever which can result in rheumatic heart disease.