i need to know what "rheumatic fever" is & what are the health problems you suffer with?
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http://www.webmd.com/content/article/7/1680_53609.htm
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what kinda bad achy,stomache pains fever?you have to be in details how he feels sick what wrong with him and we can help you out whats his problems ya we understand he feels real bad but how in a way?
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YOUR sickness has been reported.\n\nGET WELL SOON
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disease of the mouth can also affect the heart.
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Yeah, it's usually related to strep throat for me.``````
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Usually penicillin will knock out an abscess and protect you from rheumatic fever....I agree with the first answer you got though....check with your doctor if symptoms persist. This really isn't something you want to fool around with...not only is it uncomfortable to have, it can affect your heart if left untreated correctly.\nHope you feel better soon!
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Try going to your doctor. What's ailing ya?
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What is strep throat?\nStrep throat is a bacterial infection of the tissues in the back of the throat and the tonsils. The tissues become irritated and inflamed, causing a sudden, severe sore throat.\n\nWhat causes strep throat?\nStrep throat is caused by streptococcal (strep) bacteria. There are many different strains of strep bacteria, some of which cause more serious illness than others. The type of strep that most commonly infects the throat is called group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GABS). Other types that can sometimes infect the throat are groups C and G strep bacteria.\n\nWhat are the symptoms?\nThe most common symptoms of strep throat are a sudden, severe sore throat; pain or difficulty swallowing; fever over 101 °F(38.3 °C); swollen tonsils and lymph nodes; and white or yellow spots on the back of a bright red throat. Strep infection may also cause a headache and abdominal pain. Less commonly, strep throat can cause a red skin rash, vomiting, loss of appetite, and a general feeling of discomfort or illness.\n\nThe incubation period—the period from when you are first exposed to the bacteria until you develop symptoms—is 2 to 5 days.\n\nYou are considered contagious (able to spread the infection to others) while you still have symptoms; you are usually no longer contagious within 24 to 48 hours after starting antibiotics. However, if you do not seek treatment for strep throat, you may continue to be contagious for 2 to 3 weeks even if your symptoms go away.\n\nIn general, sore throats are most often caused by a viral infection and not strep bacteria. Strep throat does not occur with coldlike symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, or a runny or stuffy nose. The more coldlike symptoms you have, the less likely it is that your sore throat is a strep infection.\n\nHow is strep throat diagnosed?\nStrep throat is diagnosed with a physical examination, medical history, and a rapid strep test. A throat culture is sometimes done to confirm the results of the rapid strep test.\n\nHow is it treated?\nStrep throat will go away in 3 to 7 days with or without treatment. However, strep throat is still treated with antibiotics even if they do not speed recovery. Antibiotics kill the strep bacteria, shorten the time you are contagious, and reduce the risk of complications, such as the infection spreading to other parts of your body. Antibiotics are effective in relieving symptoms of strep throat only if they are given within 48 to 72 hours after symptoms begin.1\n\nYour health professional also may also recommend nonprescription medications to relieve pain and discomfort and reduce fever caused by strep throat.
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only your doctor can tell you if it is viral or bacterial, either way you should see him/her.  If it is bacterial, you need to be prescribed an antibiotic.  You don't want it to get worse, especially if it is strep throat.  Untreated, strep throat can cause all kinds of ugly problems.  \nViral illnesses cannot be treated with antibiotics, but you can probably find something over the counter to help with the symptoms while you ride it out.  Hope you feel better, and call a doctor. (p.s. usually strep throat comes with swollen tonsils, white patches on the back of the throat, and bad breath.)
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Heart disease, cancer, Arthritis, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, Diabetes, Sickle cell anemia, lupus\n\nBasically anything that orginates in your body, not from bacteria and viruses.
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Did you mean Scarlet fever??\n\nScarlet fever is a rash accompanied by a sore throat caused by the streptococcus bacteria.\n\nThe disease most commonly affects children, but can occur in any age group. The characteristic symptoms are a rash and a 'strawberry tongue'. The disease is treated with antibiotics and it is usually resolved without complications.\n\nA person can become infected with streptococcus either by touching or through airborne droplets. Scarlet fever appears together with a streptococcal sore throat. The incubation period - the time that passes from infection until the outbreak of the disease - is two to four days.\n\nsymptoms\nA sore throat. \n\n\nA temperature. \n\n\nHeadache. \n\n\nFeeling generally unwell. \n\n\nA rash that develops within 12 hours of the onset and rapidly becomes generalised. \n\n\nThe face is spared, but cheeks are flushed, and the child looks 'scarlet' except for the area around the mouth. \n\n\nThe rash fades after a few days, or sooner if treatment with antibiotics is given, following which the skin undergoes peeling. \n\n\nThe tongue has a thick, white coating that peels after four or five days, producing a red strawberry appearance. \n\n\nGood advice \n\n\nWhen the symptoms appear consult a GP. \n\n\nPain on swallowing may be eased by hot drinks and soft food. \n\n\nGive the patient plenty of fluids.
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The following is from webmd:\n\n What is rheumatoid arthritis? \n\nRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a relatively common disease of the joints. In rheumatoid arthritis, the membranes or tissues (synovial membranes) lining the joints become inflamed (synovitis). Over time, the inflammation may destroy the joint tissues, leading to disability. Rheumatoid arthritis affects women twice as often as men, and frequently begins between the ages of 40 and 60. \n\nThere are many types of arthritis (disease of the joints). Rheumatoid arthritis causes inflammation of the synovial membrane of the joints. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affects young children. For more information, see the topic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Osteoarthritis, a more common type of arthritis, has different symptoms and requires different treatment. For more information, see the topic Osteoarthritis.\n..........................................\nAS you can see, none of this deals with why or how.\n\nThat's because 'arthritis' is a catagorical name given to a set of certain symptoms.\n\nMany doctors simply  diagnose symptoms and treat them conveniently with drugs. "Next."\n\nI found an article at this website to be interesting, using the words "arthritis spreads" in the word search:  www.cureyourarthritis.typepad.com
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Hate to burst your bubble but it's miserable! I end up with pneumonia every winter and last year I don't even remember 4 out of the 10 days I was stuck in bed. You get bored, sore from laying around and stiff from not using your muscles. I was so weak it took all I had just to get out of bed to go to the bathroom.
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Question: As a child did you ever run a really high temp? My brother ran a sudden high fever(cause never found, of 105 and soaring)that nearly killed him. He was wrapped in towels and buried in a tub of ice to bring the fever down. But while waiting on the ice to be brought he was bathed from head to toe in rubbing alchol. At that time the doctor did the only things he knew to do. The fever came down but my brothers normal temp of 98.6 was changed to 96.0. So a temp of 99.0 is not low grade fever anymore; at least not for him.  Are you under great amounts of stress? Stress can do wild things to your body. Under tremendos stress  the muscles literally separated from the bones in my chest area. Doctor's at first thought it was a heart attack but my pulse did not indicate such to be the case. I felt as if a huge weight had been droped on my chest, but it was stress. Vicatin would not even allow my body any relief, and the doctors had said if it didn't help that morphine was the next step.Fianlly, after several months of just letting nature run its course; I finally stopped hollering with every breath. I would shake like I was in a ice house on min. and feel normal the next; but my temp. was up and down like a yoyo. Do you have any other symptoms, coughing, sneezing,dizzy spells, black outs, nausea? Have you been to a doctor yet? If not; I strongly reccommend you go see one immediately. Keep in mind not all diseases or illness's cause the same reaction in a person. You can take 50 people with the flu. Some it turns into more upper respitory infections, and some of those can be fatal. Others just feel crappy and tired. While some can't see much difference in the flu and what most people would call a bad cold. My temp. runs 98.6; 99.0 is low grade, and any thing more than 102.6 I start calling the doctor. As I said I strongly reccomend you go straight to a doctor and have them check you out. I wish you well.
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Your question needs more focus.  Do you mean how is it diagnosed or what the symptoms are?
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Heart disease\nHigh blood pressure
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See a doctor!  Sounds like strep throat, which is high contagious and can lead to heart problems if left untreated for a long time.  In meantime, gargle with hot salty water (as hot as you can tolerate and quite salty).