RHEUMATIC FEVER
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RHEUMATIC FEVER
RHEUMATIC FEVER usually follows an infection of the throat with bacteria. In some people the infection seems to set off a reaction that causes inflammation in the heart, joints, brain and skin. Signs include arthritis, a skin rash, lumps beneath the skin, jerky movements of the arms and legs and tiredness. Rheumatic fever usually affects children. The first attack usually lasts about three months. There can be long-term effects as well and the most serious of these are to do with the heart. Rheumatic fever can damage the heart valves. Rheumatic fever itself is not infectious and cannot be passed directly from one person to another. However the streptococcal sore throats that come before rheumatic fever are infectious and may be passed by close contact.
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