MEDICINE MCQ
RHEUMATOLOGY
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Question
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ARF is mainly caused by previous infection to which microorganism?
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an inflammation of the heart, skin, joints and/or brain which develops after infection with Group A streptococci, such as “strep” throat, or scarlet fever.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rheumatic fever may develop if strep throat or scarlet fever infections are not treated properly or after strep skin infections (impetigo). Bacteria called group A Streptococcus (group A strep) cause these infections. It usually takes about 1 to 5 weeks after one of these infections for rheumatic fever to develop.
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