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What are the odds of getting rheumatic fever? how common is it?

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Varies with study: One quoted number is 1 per each 200 untreated strep A infections. However, the data is hard to verify. In the third world, where access to care is limited and sore throats ignored, rheumatic heart disease is one of the more common causes of death. In the US, it pops up occasionally.

Dr Munshower and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 8/23/2017

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