Important Health Message – Acute Rheumatic Fever

Important Health Message – Acute Rheumatic Fever

SHORT FILMS Important Health Message – Acute Rheumatic Fever This is a health warning. Right now, many of our children and young males and females in our community are getting Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease. This is serious. Rheumatic Fever can...

About Rheumatic Heart Disease

ABOUT RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE   10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE (RHD) 1.  Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a consequence of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF). 2.  The risk of RHD is greater with repeated episodes of ARF. ...
ARF and RHD

ARF and RHD

NEWS ARF and RHD Guest Blog by Vicki Wade, Cultural Lead, National Heart Foundation, Australia. There are over 15.6 million people worldwide living with Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) and another 1.9 million with a history of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) that have not...