Causative organism of rheumatic fever -

Ans. is 'a' i.e., Group A Streptococci Rheumatic fevero Rheumatic fever (RF) is an acute, inununologically mediated, multisystem inflammatory disease classically occurring a few weeks after an episode of group A streptococcal pharyngitis; occasionally, RF can follow streptococcal infections at other sites, such as the skin.