Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about rheumatic fever is false?

  1.  It only affects the elderly.

  2. It affects the peri-arteriolar connective tissues of the body.

  3. It is believed to be caused by antibody cross-reactivity.

  4. It shows no evidence of genetic susceptibility.

  5. The recurrence of rheumatic fever is relatively common in the absence of maintenance of low dose antibiotics.
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Explanation

Rheumatic fever usually affects young children and adolescents.

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