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Nurse takas throat swab*.. Rheumatic fever, often the forerunner of rheumatle heart dlsease, affect* aome 1,000,000 Americana of all age* aha la a leading enemy of childhood. Striking moat frequently In the b-to-19 age group. It la almost always preceded by a streptococcal Infection, usually of the throat. Today, thanks to research, advances by medltaj science; rheumatic fever hag taken Its place among the preventable diseases.

Initial attacks of rheumatic fever can be prevented by knocking out the'“strep" Infection with antibiotics like penicillin, while moat recurrent attacks—Increasing the danger of heart damage—

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