rheumatic fever
nounDefinition of rheumatic fever
: an acute disease that occurs chiefly in children and adolescents following inadequately treated Group A streptococcal infection of the upper respiratory tract (such as in strep throat) and is characterized by fever, by inflammation and pain in and around the joints, and by inflammatory involvement of the pericardium and heart valves
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Her sister died shortly thereafter, her brother nearly died of typhoid fever as well, and Dr. Jones came down with a debilitating case of rheumatic fever. — Emily Langer, Washington Post, "Edith Irby Jones, trailblazer for African American doctors, dies at 91," 18 July 2019 Her sister died shortly thereafter, and Ms. Jones came down with a debilitating case of rheumatic fever. — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, "Edith Irby Jones, trailblazer for black doctors, dies at 91," 18 July 2019 In his sophomore year of high school, a bout of rheumatic fever led to paralysis in his legs for a time. — Bart Barnes, Washington Post, "Auto industry icon Lee Iacocca dies at 94. He helped launch the Ford Mustang and saved Chrysler from bankruptcy.," 2 July 2019 In his sophomore year of high school, a bout of rheumatic fever led to paralysis in his legs for a time. — Bart Barnes, The Denver Post, "Lee Iacocca, who rescued Chrysler from bankruptcy in the 1980s, dies at 94," 2 July 2019 Streptococcus can also trigger rheumatic fever, a leading cause of heart disease around the world. — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, "Strep Vaccine Could Save Lives and Reduce Health Care Costs—So Why Don't We Have One?," 26 Feb. 2018 Complications of scarlet fever can include Bright's disease, a form of kidney damage, and rheumatic fever, an autoimmune disease that affects the heart, joins, skin and brain. — Meera Senthilingam And Sandee Lamotte, CNN, "Health agency warns UK parents as scarlet fever cases soar," 27 Mar. 2018 The disease doesn’t often kill children under 5 years old, and rheumatic fever usually strikes young adults. — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, "Strep Vaccine Could Save Lives and Reduce Health Care Costs—So Why Don't We Have One?," 26 Feb. 2018 In 1931, at the age of 64, David Sr. died of rheumatic fever, and in 1937, David Jr. was killed in an accident. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "This Abandoned 1920s Castle Exists Right Here in the U.S.—and It's for Sale," 8 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rheumatic fever.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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