The community health nurse involved in programs to prevent rheumatic fever knows that which of the following interventions is the most important to decrease the incidence of the disease?

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The most important intervention to decrease the incidence of rheumatic fever is to promote the early diagnosis and treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis, which is the trigger for most cases of rheumatic fever. Immunizing susceptible individuals with the streptococcal vaccine and providing prophylactic antibiotics to those with a family history of rheumatic fever are secondary interventions that may be helpful but are not as important as early diagnosis and treatment of streptococcal infections. Promoting hygienic measures to prevent the transmission of streptococcal infections is also important but not as crucial as early intervention for identified streptococcal infections.

The Community Health Nurse Involved in Programs to Prevent Rheumatic