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To explain: The way by which rheumatic fever affects the functioning of heart.
Introduction: The disease caused by an autoimmune response to a bacterial infection with group A Streptococcus is called as acute rheumatic fever. Rheumatic heart diseases refer to a group of acute and chronic heart disorders that occur as a result of acute rheumatic fever. Acute rheumatic fever occurs when the connective tissues of the body are swollen.
To explain: The symptoms of rheumatic fever.
Introduction: The disease caused by an autoimmune response to a bacterial infection with group A Streptococcus is called as acute rheumatic fever. Rheumatic heart diseases refer to a group of acute and chronic heart disorders that occur as a result of acute rheumatic fever. Acute rheumatic fever occurs when the connective tissues of the body are swollen.
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