Rheumatic Diseases

Rheumatic fever is a disease of children and teenagr. Usually disease began to occur 1 to 3 weeks after a person suffering from pharyngitis. In the United States, antibiotics have been developed to overcome this disease.However, the use of antibiotics seems still at a stalemate due to effects on liver health. From the research states that rheumatic fever is more often experienced by girls than boys. But after reaching adulthood, the size of the sexes which are more often affected have started to blur. It depends on the person's immune system and the environment they are located.

A. Cause

Rheumatic fever is caused by a combination of bacterial infections and weak immune system of a person.
This disease begins with infection of the throat caused by Streptococcus bacteria.

Once the bacteria enter the body, it will grow and cause fever with flu. In many cases, children are more susceptible to infections of the throat. This flu will develop into rheumatic fever.

B. The main signs (there are usually 3 or 4 marks):

1. Heat

2. Joint pain, especially on the wrist and ankle, and elbow joints, swollen joints, and

3. often feel hot and appear red.

4. Red lines are curved or lumps under the skin.

5. In the more severe cases, the body feels weak, short of breath and possibly pain (heart pain).

C. Treatment:

1. If you suspect rheumatic fever, see a health worker. In this disease, there is a possible danger of heart damage.

2. Drinks aspirirn with large doses. A 12-year-olds can drink up to 2 or 3 tablets @ 300 mg, 6 times a day. Drinks aspirin together a little milk or soda bicarbonate, to avoid pain in the stomach. If it starts to ring, reduce the dose.

3. Give penicillin, 400,000 units per tablet, one tablet four times daily for 10 days.

D. Prevention:

1. To prevent rheumatic fever, pharyngitis treated promptly with penicillin for 10 days.

2. To prevent a recurrence of rheumatic fever and additional damage to the heart, a child who had suffered from rheumatic fever should get penicillin for 10 days, so there are first signs of neck pain. If signs of heart damage has been seen, the child must receive regular penicillin get benzathin penicillin injections every month, perhaps during his lifetime. Follow the advice of your doctor or health seoarang experienced.

E. Facts about Arthritis

1. Rheumatic fever has become a popular in the early 20th century

2. The disease is caused by group A streptococcus bacteria3

3. Symptoms occur 1-5 weeks after the virus infects cells of the body

F. Complications that accompany rheumatic diseases

1. Damage to the liver

2. Endocarditis

3. Failing liver function

4. Arrhythmias

5. Pericarditis

6. Sydenham's chorea