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==Overview==
==Overview==
Overcrowding, poor sanitation, low socio-economic conditions and family history are the common risk factors for acquiring rheumatic fever.
Common risk factors in the development of rheumatic fever include poor [[sanitation]], low socioeconomic status, and [[family history]].
==Risk Factors==
Common risk factors in the development of rheumatic fever include:<ref name="pmid1783067">{{cite journal| author=Vlajinac H, Adanja B, Marinković J, Jarebinski M| title=Influence of socio-economic and other factors on rheumatic fever occurrence. | journal=Eur J Epidemiol | year= 1991 | volume= 7 | issue= 6 | pages= 702-4 | pmid=1783067 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid13431316">{{cite journal| author=DIAMOND EF| title=Hereditary and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. | journal=Pediatrics | year= 1957 | volume= 19 | issue= 5 | pages= 908-15 | pmid=13431316 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid16860129">{{cite journal| author=Martin JM, Barbadora KA| title=Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes. | journal=J Pediatr | year= 2006 | volume= 149 | issue= 1 | pages= 58-63 | pmid=16860129 | doi=10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16860129  }} </ref>
*Poor [[sanitation]]
*Low socioeconomic status
*Positive [[family history]]
*Inadequate healthcare
*Dampness at home
*Overcrowding
*[[Malnutrition]]
*Traveling to [[endemic]] regions, such as developing countries
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
 
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]; Anthony Gallo, B.S. [3]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of rheumatic fever include poor sanitation, low socioeconomic status, and family history.

Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of rheumatic fever include:[1][2][3]

References

  1. Vlajinac H, Adanja B, Marinković J, Jarebinski M (1991). "Influence of socio-economic and other factors on rheumatic fever occurrence". Eur J Epidemiol. 7 (6): 702–4. PMID 1783067.
  2. DIAMOND EF (1957). "Hereditary and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever". Pediatrics. 19 (5): 908–15. PMID 13431316.
  3. Martin JM, Barbadora KA (2006). "Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes". J Pediatr. 149 (1): 58–63. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006. PMID 16860129.