我得了风湿热，那一年感觉很糟。

I had rheumatic fever and spent that year feeling rotten.

初期感染经诊断使用青霉素治疗后可预防风湿热发作。

Penicillin given when the initial infection is diagnosed can prevent it.

风湿热由链球菌感染引起，病童最初症状通常是嗓子痛或患扁桃体炎。

Rheumatic fever is caused by streptococcal bacteria, which usually begins as a sore throat or tonsillitis in children.

风湿性心脏病——由链球菌造成的风湿热对心脏肌肉和心脏瓣膜的损害

rheumatic heart disease – damage to the heart muscle and heart valves from rheumatic fever, caused by streptococcal bacteria