Rheumatic Fever
Key Facts
Abbreviation
RhFv
Pronunciation
/ruˈmætɪk ˈfivər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
-1
Examples in Context
- Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind
- Complications may include abscess, nephritis, and rheumatic fever.
- More serious are two distant complications acute nephritis and acute rheumatic fever, with or without heart involvement.
- Rheumatic fever is now a preventable disease.
- Early treatment of streptococcal sore throat can stop the development of rheumatic fever.