Cortina Greus P, Alfonso Sánchez J L, Cortés Vizcaíno C, Smeyers Durá P, González Arraez J I
Area de Medicina y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Valencia.
Rev Sanid Hig Publica (Madr). 1991 Jan-Feb;65(1):17-24.
A study has been made of the death rate due to Rheumatic Fever (R.F.) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (R.H.D.) in Spain (1951-1985) as well as the disease rate due to Rheumatic Fever (1951-1988). It has been found that the death rate due to R.F. and R.H.D. has clearly decreased over the past 20 years, whilst it is important to note that disease rate due to R.F' has shown a noticeable increase over the past 10 years. And on comparing the death rate due to R.F. in Spain and in the United States, one finds that the U.S. death rate began to drop prior to that in Spain, it currently being minimal in both countries. Stress is placed on the need to increase the control of streptococcus infections, specially throat infections, in our environment.
一项针对西班牙(1951 - 1985年)风湿热(R.F.)和风湿性心脏病(R.H.D.)死亡率以及风湿热发病率(1951 - 1988年)的研究已经展开。研究发现,在过去20年里,风湿热和风湿性心脏病的死亡率显著下降,然而需要注意的是,风湿热的发病率在过去10年里呈现出明显上升。并且,在比较西班牙和美国风湿热的死亡率时发现,美国的死亡率在西班牙之前就开始下降,目前两国的死亡率都处于最低水平。强调了在我们的环境中加强对链球菌感染,特别是咽喉感染控制的必要性。