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rheumatic

[roo-mat-ik] / rʊˈmæt ɪk /




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Appeal letters from the company related to rheumatic conditions, where it’s had the most experience so far, have about an 82% success rate, Veigulis said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

Currently there is no vaccine available to protect against group A strep, which can also cause rheumatic fever and scarlet fever.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

Moreover, repeated infections can lead to the post-streptococcal sequelae of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, for which the Australian Indigenous population bears the highest disease burden globally.

From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023

She pointed to rheumatic fever, an inflammatory reaction to untreated strep throat –- especially before antibiotics were common — that scars the heart’s valves.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

In 1924 he funneled $150,000 into the establishment of the Charles S. Howard Foundation and built a home for children suffering from tuberculosis and rheumatic fever.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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