Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis and Manifestations

What is the typical timeframe for acute rheumatic fever to occur after group A streptococcal pharyngitis?

Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic manifestation of acute rheumatic fever related to group A streptococcal pharyngitis?

What was a leading cause of death in children and a common cause of structural heart disease until 1960?

What criteria were formulated in 1944 to assist in the identification of rheumatic fever?

What is thought to be largely responsible for the decline in the incidence of rheumatic fever?

During which years does acute rheumatic fever typically occur, according to the text?

What is the major cause of long-term morbidity in acute rheumatic fever (ARF)?

In which age group are most cases of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) reported?

What is the relationship between streptococcal infections and morbidity from acute rheumatic fever (ARF)?

What is the most commonly acquired heart disease in hospitalized children, adolescents, and young adults in less developed nations?

What entity exceeds the incidence of congenital heart disease in some areas?

Which of the following is a risk factor for developing recurrences and sustaining further cardiac injury in acute rheumatic fever (ARF)?

What is a major cause of death and disability in children and adolescents in developing nations and lower socioeconomic areas?

What condition tends to occur more often in females than in males with acute rheumatic fever (ARF)?

What is associated with the first pattern of presentation of acute rheumatic fever (ARF)?

Which condition may be insidious or subclinical if the initial abnormality is mild carditis?