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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) may sound rare, but it is one of the most common causes of heart problems in young people across Africa. It remains a largely preventable but devastating condition that silently affects thousands, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Elijah Ogola, a clinical cardiologist, explains it as damage to the heart valves. “It develops after rheumatic fever, which itself arises from a throat infection by a bacteria called streptococcus,” Prof Ogola.
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