Which one of the following is not true about the development of acute rheumatic fever?
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it develops during the acute phase of a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection of the throat.
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it is not associated with streptococcal infection of sites other than the pharynx.
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it usually occurs during the course of epidemics of streptococcal throat infections in crowded settings.
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it is far more common in underdeveloped countries than in the United States.
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its lesions involve the heart, joints, skin and nervous system.
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MCQ, Cardiology, Rheumatic Fever
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Cardiology MCQs
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