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What does a normal heart look like?

An animated video showing what a normal heart looks like. 

How rheumatic fever affects the heart

An animated video showing how rheumatic fever affects the heart.

Penicillin injections for rheumatic fever

An animated video showing why penicillin injections for rheumatic fever are important. 

How to protect your heart after rheumatic fever

An animated video showing how you can protect your heart after rheumatic fever.

How to look after your teeth after rheumatic fever

An animated video showing how to look after your teeth after rheumatic fever. 

See the page on rheumatic fever for information about causes, possible consequences, and treatment

Acknowledgements

The videos are copyright Kylie Sullivan 2017. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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