Prevalences
USA in school-aged children:
a. 1/1000,000
b. 2/100,000
c. 50/100,000
d. 100/100,000
What is 2 cases per 100,000 school-aged children
https://ped-rheum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12969-022-00678-7
What bacteria leads to rheumatic fever?
What is Streptococcus pyogenes
India across all ages:
1/50,000
1/5,000
1/500
1/50
In low and middle income countries is the age of onset for rheumatic fever younger or older compared to high income countries?
Sub-Saharan Africa in people aged 5-14 years:
1/10,000
1/2,000
1/1,000
1/200
What is 1/2000
Name 3 factors that can lead to differences in rheumatic fever between regions.
What is lack of access to screening tools and healthcare along with high density of people
China:
1/200
1/100000
1/20000000
1/100000000
What are the names of our preceptors?
Mariesa Cay and Sean Cahill, MD