Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Fever
Treatment: Antibiotics such as penicillin, or other another antibiotic to eliminate any remaining strep bacteria that may exist. There is also an anti- inflammatory treatment, which you have to aspirin or naproxen to reduce inflammation, fever and pain. The last treatment could be Anticonvulsant medications.
Prevention: The only known prevention would be to treat strep throat or scarlet fever with the appropriate antibiotics.
Mode of Rheumatic Fever: The bacteria can enter through the air into your body if someone near you sneezes, breathes, or coughs near you. “modes of spread “ is something it can be called.
Rheumatic Fever effect is due to the release of bacterial products because when you sneeze or cough then bacteria is released and causes it to spread and you may catch the fever.
Atherosclerosis
Effect of the heart: Plaques build up in the coronary arteries, which leads to decreased blood flow causing some of the heart tissue to become oxygen deprived. Also if a artery is completely blocked then tissue death occurs which can cause a heart attack.
Symptoms: This disease develops gradually, usually doesn’t have symptoms. Symptoms are similar to those of a heart attack and may cause chest pain. If you have it in your arteries leading to your brain then you may have symptoms such as numbness or weakness in your arms or legs.
Treatment: Cholesterol medications, anti-platelet medications, beta-blocker medications and water pills an all help you with this disease
Prevention: No smoking, eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight, and drinking moderation, if not at
Treatment: Antibiotics such as penicillin, or other another antibiotic to eliminate any remaining strep bacteria that may exist. There is also an anti- inflammatory treatment, which you have to aspirin or naproxen to reduce inflammation, fever and pain. The last treatment could be Anticonvulsant medications.
Prevention: The only known prevention would be to treat strep throat or scarlet fever with the appropriate antibiotics.
Mode of Rheumatic Fever: The bacteria can enter through the air into your body if someone near you sneezes, breathes, or coughs near you. “modes of spread “ is something it can be called.
Rheumatic Fever effect is due to the release of bacterial products because when you sneeze or cough then bacteria is released and causes it to spread and you may catch the fever.
Atherosclerosis
Effect of the heart: Plaques build up in the coronary arteries, which leads to decreased blood flow causing some of the heart tissue to become oxygen deprived. Also if a artery is completely blocked then tissue death occurs which can cause a heart attack.
Symptoms: This disease develops gradually, usually doesn’t have symptoms. Symptoms are similar to those of a heart attack and may cause chest pain. If you have it in your arteries leading to your brain then you may have symptoms such as numbness or weakness in your arms or legs.
Treatment: Cholesterol medications, anti-platelet medications, beta-blocker medications and water pills an all help you with this disease
Prevention: No smoking, eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight, and drinking moderation, if not at