Question

Rheumatic heart disease is caused by:

(Question 42)

a. hypertension.
b. streptococcus bacteria.
c. smoking.
d. atherosclerosis.

Answer 1

I think your answer is B. streptococcus bacteria

Step-by-step explanation:

damage to heart valves caused by one or several episodes of rheumatic fever, an autoimmune inflammatory reaction to throat infection with group A streptococci (streptococcal pharyngitis or strep throat).

Answer 2

[B] Streptococcus bacteria

Step-by-step explanation:

Rheumatic heart disease starts as a sore throat from a bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus). Thus, Rheumatic heart disease is caused by Streptococcus bacteria.

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