Rheumatic fever (RF) is an inflammatory disease following infection from Streptococcus bacteria. It mainly affects children between ages 5 and 15 and occurs approximately 20 days after strep throat or scarlet fever. Severe RF ca in degeneration of the heart valves. Based on this scenario, RF is most likely to cause

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Rheumatic fever can lead to rheumatic heart disease, which often involves damage to the heart valves, causing them to not close properly and resulting in regurgitation or "backslide" of blood from a ventricle to an atrium.

Rheumatic Fever (RF) Is an Inflammatory Disease Following Infection from Streptococcus