Heart valve damage resulting from acute rheumatic fever is a long-term sequelae resulting from infection with which of the following pathogens?

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Group A streptococcus is the pathogen responsible for acute rheumatic fever, which can result in heart valve damage as a long-term sequelae. Coxsackievirus, cytomegalovirus, and Francisella tularensis are not associated with acute rheumatic fever.

Heart Valve Damage Resulting from Acute Rheumatic Fever Is a Long-Term