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Recent Examples of rheumatic
The goal of a strep vaccine would be to prevent some of the longer term consequences of strep infection, such as rheumatic heart disease, which are triggered by the immune system responding to the infection.
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Alice Park, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Ask whether your condition may be due to a rheumatic autoimmune disease — even in the absence of abnormal blood tests.
Bring an ally to your appointments.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren’s disease, linked to gland and organ dysfunction, are examples of prevalent rheumatic diseases.
—Johnson & Johnson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Another 300-400,000 people a year die from rheumatic heart disease, a chronic condition caused by damage from strep infection.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Alice Park, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Ask whether your condition may be due to a rheumatic autoimmune disease — even in the absence of abnormal blood tests.
Bring an ally to your appointments.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren’s disease, linked to gland and organ dysfunction, are examples of prevalent rheumatic diseases.
—Johnson & Johnson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Another 300-400,000 people a year die from rheumatic heart disease, a chronic condition caused by damage from strep infection.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rheumatic
arthritic
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Everyone today, from pregnant women to older adults with arthritic knees, is encouraged to build muscle, thanks in part to people like Todd and her students.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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That bulging disc, that arthritic knee… these bodily problems will send signals to our brains, telling us that our bodies are damaged or inflamed or whatever.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Rheumatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rheumatic. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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