What Is Rheumatic Fever?
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
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As mentioned above, roughly half of the patients with this condition report experiencing respiratory symptoms several weeks before the onset of the disease.
If the appropriate antibiotic is prescribed and administered at this time, the risk of developing acute rheumatic fever is reduced by almost eighty percent. Remember that antibiotic treatment for bacterial pharyngitis should only be prescribed by a professional after confirmation with a throat culture or rapid antigen detection tests.
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