...complications:** Antibiotics to prevent recurrent infections and steroids to suppress inflammation in severe cases. **Long-Term Effects of Rheumatic Fever:** * **Heart damage (rheumatic heart disease):** Inflammation can lead to scarring...
...diseases. This condition refers to the absence of the tricuspid valve, which supposedly connects the right atrium to the right ventricle. The hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, is another...
...other tests Exhibiting abnormalities in a heart stress test Suffering from aortic stenosis Recovering from heart surgery and susceptible to coronary artery disease On the verge of heart failure Have...
...policy, procedures and follow-up. A report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2007:4(6):816-61. Lustgarten DL. History of cardiac...
...and maintenance. Inflammatory conditions. Bone loss is linked to inflammatory diseases, and osteoporosis is therefore more likely to be experienced by those with conditions like childhood arthritis and Crohn’s disease....
...tract blockage Diseases of the blood vessels Diseases of the bone marrow Colorectal disease Iron absorption disorders Heart diseases Intact heart muscle damage Kidney diseases Lung diseases Liver diseases Pernicious...
...among others Chronic diseases, such as hepatitis Bacterial contamination Viral diseases, such as SARS, viral hemorrhagic fever, and many others Hazardous materials, such as radioactive material Animal bites, either domestic...
...disease related to herpangina is hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), which is caused by coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus 71.[4] Enterovirus 71 has been responsible for several outbreaks in East...
...be immune from the disease. You may still be exposed to the disease if you come in contact with it, but if you have been properly vaccinated, your body will...
...person to provide immunity against certain infectious diseases. They act by stimulating the immune system to provide protection against the diseases they target. The concept of vaccination has been around...
