Treating sore throat should be part of strategy to prevent rheumatic heart disease
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 13:02
in Health & Medicine
Diagnosing and treating sore (strep) throat (primary prevention) in children and adolescents to prevent such cases developing into acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) should be a cornerstone in any overall rheumatic heart disease strategy.