Rheumatic Fever in Maori Children of New Zealand

People with rheumatic heart disease need heart valve replacement surgery and may cause premature death. As Maori and the Pacific children are most vulnerable to rheumatic fever, they should go to a doctor and feel a sore throat. As mentioned earlier, rheumatic fever starts as a streptococcal infection. Bacteria that cause Streptococcal pharyngitis can cause tonsillitis in children and young adults. Symptoms include fever, tonsils hypertrophy, adenopathy and so on. These symptoms can be very painful. Scarring of heart valves is a complication of rheumatic fever and usually affects children 5 to 14 years old.

Rheumatic heart disease is caused by myocardial injury caused by inflammation and scarring caused by heart valve and rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever is usually caused by an abnormal reaction of the body against streptococcal infections starting from childhood sore throat or tonsillitis. People in low and middle income countries with cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases have difficulty accessing effective and equitable medical services to meet their needs. As a result, many people in middle and low income countries are found in the process of illness, usually died of young people with cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases, in the most productive year.

RHD is a condition in which permanent damage to the heart valve is caused by rheumatic fever. Bacterial infection, called group A Streptococcus, causes rheumatic fever. Treatment with antibiotics can prevent and control rheumatic fever. RHD is the most common acquired heart disease among children in many countries around the world, especially the Pacific Ocean and Fiji. This disease can lead to heart valvular fibrosis, atrophic valvular heart disease, heart failure and death. In this study, researchers at Oxford University, Fiji National University, Brigham Young University, Melbourne University, Utah Valley University, and several other institutions tried to find out why some people are likely to become RHD. Genetic analysis of samples from over 3,000 people revealed genetic differences in the code of certain antibodies between people with or without RHD

Sydenham's chorea, first mentioned centuries ago, is a rare indication of rheumatic fever that almost completely affects children. Witnessing, this is an uneasy and undeniable disease. Children are overcome by rapid and uncontrolled convulsions of the hands, feet and face, body distortion, and disturbance of "dance". Sydenham's chorea is caused by molecular mimic error. Molecular imitation is usually like a wolf in sheepskin clothing. Streptococci grow and hide in proteins similar to the host's own cells. It has been camouflaged, it will bypass the immune system long enough to build infections