acute swelling and pain associated with fever and affecting one
or more joints causing stiffness. In most cases, inflammation
also affects the heart. This may lead to cardiac complications
later in life. Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory reaction of
the heart, usually involving the valves as a consequence of
streptococcal infection. Disease involving inflammation of
joints and damage to heart valves that follows streptococcal
infection and is believed to be autoimmune, ie. antibodies to
streptococcal components cross react with host tissue antigens.
a disorder that follows a throat infection by the streptococcus
bacteria and causes inflammation in body tissues An inflammatory
autoimmune disease triggered by an immune response to infection
by Streptococcus pyogenes. A disease occurring after an
infection with a certain type of bacteria (streptococci).
Usually after a sore throat. Its features include an arthritis,
skin rash among other things. It is now uncommon in the
developed world but still occurs commonl