What is a rheumatic attack? Detailed answer

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What is a rheumatic attack?

Rheumatic attack is a heart disease that usually only affects young people. Unfortunately, this disease can lead to serious and incurable disorders of the heart, so a person who has had this disease needs to be careful. But still he remains able to lead an active life.

The cause of rheumatic attacks is, apparently, infection with certain bacteria. It looks as if the sick person is allergic to that particular bacterium. It may also be the result of heredity. The age of a person also seems to be of great importance for this disease.

Most often they get sick between the ages of six and nineteen. Those who are younger or older are less likely to get this disease. Almost all cases of rheumatic fever seem to be due to infection with bacteria called streptococci. Therefore, the likelihood of this disease after streptococcal infections of the throat, tonsillitis, nasopharyngeal infections and scarlet fever is high. Hence the particular importance of treating these diseases under the supervision of a physician.

Quite often, the symptoms of rheumatic attacks are so insignificant that the person does not pay any attention to them at all. But the doctor is able to recognize the disease in time, and his intervention will prevent the serious development of the disease. Sometimes when children experience some kind of pain, which we call growing pains, they may actually have mild bouts of rheumatic attacks and should be taken to the doctor immediately.

The pains associated with rheumatic attacks usually appear in the joints, especially in the knees and elbows. In acute cases, the temperature may rise significantly. Joints swell, redden, weaken and hurt a lot. Sometimes blisters appear under the skin, which often indicates the severity of the disease. Treatment of this disease requires constant medical care.

Author: Likum A.

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