Rheumatic Fever & RHD
Rheumatic fever licks at the joints, but bites at the heart - Anonymous
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Rheumatic Fever – Still A Threat, Believe It Or Not
A funny thing happened on the way to adding rheumatic fever to the list of disappearing diseases – not funny as in “ha-ha,” but funny as in strange and troubling.
The hospital wards once set up to care for children with this dangerous disease (it can cripple the heart) had closed. To most young people, the image of the sad-eyed rheumatic fever victim watching from a window while friends romped and played outside was just a scene from some old melodrama, an artistic idea from the past. A dramatic 90 percent drop in the annual rate of new cases since the 1960s seemed to show rheumatic fever was going out with bell bottoms and love beads. Then–like Jason and Freddie and those other…
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Where a Sore Throat Becomes a Death Sentence
Once a year, doctors travel to Rwanda to perform lifesaving surgery on people with damaged heart valves — a disease caused by untreated strep throat.
A Boy Named Chance in a Land Without Heart Surgeons
I went to Kigali in Rwanda to report on the type of heart disease afflicting Chance and millions of other young people. I was supposed to be a fly on the wall. Before I knew it, I was trying to help.
D.C. Doctor Working to Save Mike, Other Ugandan Kids at Risk of Preventable Death
RHD once tormented our country, too. I’m proud to say that stomping it was among the first great feats by my organization, the American Heart Association. Dr. Beaton knew that and wanted to help do the same in Uganda.
Migrants’ latest health challenge: Scabies
Infection with S. pyogenes can potentially lead to fatal bloodstream infections (septicaemia) and post-infection complications, including end-stage renal failure and acute rheumatic fever. Repeated episodes of this can lead to rheumatic heart disease, which is estimated to affect at least 2.4 million children worldwide, with 79 percent occurring in developing countries.
Rheumatic Fever Week: Bringing long overdue recognition to this preventable condition
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is the most common type of acquired heart disease in children and young people below the age of 25 years.
Rheumatic heart disease screening: Current concepts and challenges
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains one of the most preventable causes of heart disease in children and young adults worldwide and is the most common cardiovascular disease in those aged under 25 years.
Scientists Link a Gene Mutation to Rheumatic Heart Disease
Whether a painful strep throat turns into a fatal case of heart disease depends not just on prompt antibiotic treatment but also on the patient’s genetic makeup, according to a new study led by Oxford University scientists.
Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
It is RHD that remains a significant worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in resource-poor settings. While ARF and RHD were once common across all populations, improved living conditions and widespread treatment of superficial S. pyogenes infections have caused these diseases to become comparatively rare in wealthy areas. The development of ARF occurs approximately two weeks after S. pyogenes infection. The clinical manifestations and symptoms of ARF can be severe and are described in the Revised Jones Criteria
Echocardiogram Screenings are Effective in Preventing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Routine screening with echocardiogram can detect three times as many cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) as clinical examinations, offering a novel approach in preventing this common disease...
Launch of “Heart on Your Sleeve” Social Media Campaign
The aim of the social media campaign is to raise awareness about acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) within the community at a ground level. Within Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are almost twenty times more likely to die of RHD.
Medical Mnemonics: Major and Minor Criteria for Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic fever occurs after a streptococcal infection (usually caused by Group A Beta-Hemolytic Strep (GABHS)). It is an inflammatory condition that affects the joints, skin, heart and brain. Major criteria are referred to as Jones criteria and can be remembered by the mnemonic of the same name.
Rheumatic fever & rheumatic heart disease: The last 50 years
Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continue to be a major health hazard in most developing countries as well as sporadically in developed economies.
The case for global investment in rheumatic heart-disease control
The relative burden and complexity of the disease have contributed to its neglect by governments, donors and decision-makers. We argue that the World Health Organization (WHO) and national governments should rekindle their rheumatic heart disease control programmes.
Rheumatic Fever – Still A Threat, Believe It Or Not
A funny thing happened on the way to adding rheumatic fever to the list of disappearing diseases – not funny as in “ha-ha,” but funny as in strange and troubling.
REACH
RhEACH is a technical support and policy translation initiative to amplify rheumatic heart disease control efforts locally, regionally and globally. We aim to identify, describe and disseminate solutions for this neglected disease and to reduce burden on vulnerable populations around the world.
RHD Action
RHD Action is the name given to the global movement to reduce the burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in vulnerable populations of all ages throughout the world.
RHD Australia
To prevent and reduce acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia through education, awareness raising, quality data collection and reporting systems and national collaboration.
MedlinePlus
Rheumatic fever is still common in countries that have a lot of poverty and poor health systems. It does not often occur in the United States and other developed countries. When rheumatic fever does occur in the United States, it is most often in small outbreaks. The latest outbreak in the United States was in the 1980s.
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