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What does a normal heart look like?

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An animated video showing what a healthy heart looks like.
Source: KidsHealth

How rheumatic fever affects the heart

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An animated video showing how rheumatic fever affects the heart.
Source: KidsHealth

Penicillin injections for rheumatic fever

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

How to protect your heart after rheumatic fever

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

How to look after your teeth after rheumatic fever

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

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

Rheumatic Fever In Children & Young People

Acknowledgements

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

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