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Is heart disease caused by rheumatic fever?

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Is Heart Disease Caused by Rheumatic Fever?

Does Rheumatic cause Heart Disease?
asked Jun 20, 2017 in Other- Health by Huys (180 points)

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Yes In some cases rheumatic fever does cause long-term damage to the heart and its valves.

This conditions is called Rheumatic Heart Disease.
answered Jul 18, 2017 by KECOG2 (620 points)
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