Rheumatic Fever

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
RhFv
Pronunciation
/ruˈmætɪk ˈfivər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. Evans had rheumatic fever, missed school and fell behind
  2. Complications may include abscess, nephritis, and rheumatic fever.
  3. More serious are two distant complications acute nephritis and acute rheumatic fever, with or without heart involvement.
  4. Rheumatic fever is now a preventable disease.
  5. Early treatment of streptococcal sore throat can stop the development of rheumatic fever.