What if the Problem, Like Rheumatic Heart Disease from Staphylococcal & Streptococcal Pharyngeal Infections, is the Antibody Response?

Authors: Fleming RM and Fleming MR

DOI: 10.23880/hij-16000206

Volume 6, Issue 2

Abstract

It has long been established that rheumatic heart disease (RHD) following staphylococcal & streptococcal infections is due to antibodies produced in response to the bacterial infection. These antibodies represent an InflammoThrombotic Response (ITR) to the bacteria, an ITR that later damages the mitral and aortic valves which appear antigentically similar to the bacteria. This can result in damage to the valves and long term-term consequences; viz. RHD.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Inflammothrombotic antibody response

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