What causes acute rheumatic fever?

The occurrence of acute rheumatic fever may be caused by bacterial infection, genetic factors, abnormal immune function, etc., as follows:

1. Bacterial infection of

women by A group beta hemolytic streptococci infection, pathogenic bacteria will reproduce in the throat isthmus, producing a large number of autoantibodies and activating autoreactive T cells, prone to immune damage.

2. Genetic factors

If there is a history of acute rheumatic fever in the female family, the possibility of rheumatic fever will also increase.

3. Abnormal immune function

for women's own immune function, vulnerable to pathogen invasion, prone to acute rheumatic fever.