UCT commits to reducing prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in SA

  • 📰 ewnupdates
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 14 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 9%
  • Publisher: 53%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

The disease is caused by acute rheumatic fever, an illness brought on by an autoimmune response to a bacterial infection of the throat or skin.

CAPE TOWN - Medical experts say up to 2% of school-going children in South Africa have a form of the rheumatic heart disease.

— EWN Reporter March 14, 2019 Funded by the Universities of Cape Town and Manchester and the Children’s Heart Disease Research Unit, international clinicians are gathered in Cape Town to brainstorm ideas on how to better diagnose and treat the condition.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 30. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines