NZ Parents What Is Rheumatic Fever 08 11 PDF
NZ Parents What Is Rheumatic Fever 08 11 PDF
NZ Parents What Is Rheumatic Fever 08 11 PDF
What is
Rheumatic Fever?
Information
for parents
This booklet has been written to help
you understand more about Rheumatic
National
You need to help your child to look after their teeth and
avoid any infection.
Make sure that they:
brush their teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste
don't have sweet food and drinks too often
have dental checks every six months.
Your doctor will tell you when it is safe for your child to stop
having the Penicillin injections.
When your child gets a sore throat, they will need to have a
check up to see if they have a strep throat. If they do, it
will have to be properly treated.
What about diet and Rheumatic Fever?
Because Rheumatic Fever can affect the heart, it is
important not to add further stress on the heart either by
smoking or being overweight.
To help your child, make
sure they eat a healthy diet.
Is Rheumatic
Fever catching?
You can not catch Rheumatic Fever from another person,
but strep throats can be passed on to others by breathing
or coughing over them.
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