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Rheumatic fever risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of rheumatic fever include poor sanitation, low socioeconomic status, and family history.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of rheumatic fever include:[1][2][3]
- Poor sanitation
- Low socioeconomic status
- Positive family history
- Inadequate healthcare
- Dampness at home
- Overcrowding
- Malnutrition
- Traveling to endemic regions, such as developing countries
References
References
- β Vlajinac H, Adanja B, MarinkoviΔ J, Jarebinski M (1991). “Influence of socio-economic and other factors on rheumatic fever occurrence”. Eur J Epidemiol. 7 (6): 702β4. PMIDΒ 1783067.
- β DIAMOND EF (1957). “Hereditary and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever”. Pediatrics. 19 (5): 908β15. PMIDΒ 13431316.
- β Martin JM, Barbadora KA (2006). “Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes”. J Pediatr. 149 (1): 58β63. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006. PMIDΒ 16860129.
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