How common is rheumatic fever?

In our younger days, rheumatic fever was much more common, but now with God's grace and modern medicine, it has reduced a lot. For a simple throat infection, we always give warm haldi doodh and salt water gargles. But remember to always consult a doctor if the fever doesn't go down.

Thankfully, this fever is not as common as the common cold or my daily cravings for momos! Since we have good antibiotics now, it is quite rare. Just don't ignore a bad sore throat and you'll be absolutely fine.

My younger brother had a really bad strep throat last year and the doctor warned us about rheumatic fever. It is not very common these days, but they still check for it if a sore throat isn't cured quickly. Just get a doctor to check any bad throat pain.

My kid kept me up all night coughing, so I was just reading up on throat issues. Rheumatic fever is actually pretty rare now, thank goodness. One less scary thing for tired parents to worry about at 4 AM!

Please keep a positive mind and do not worry. Rheumatic fever is quite uncommon in this era, as treatments have improved so much. Just take care of your health, eat well, and let the doctors guide you.