*Adapted from the National Dysphagia Diet: Standardization for Optimal Care. American Dietetic Association Â© 2002. Level 2 Dysphagia Mechanically Altered*. This diet consists of foods that are moist, soft-textured and easily formed into a bolus. All. foods on Level 1 are allowed. Meats and other select foods may be ground or minced into. small pieces no larger than Â¼â.
Causes. Rheumatic fever can occur after an infection of the throat with a bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus.Group A streptococcus infections of the throat cause strep throat or, less commonly, scarlet fever.heumatic fever can occur after an infection of the throat with a bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus.
Primary Cause of Prion diseases. The primary cause of Prion diseases is the result: 1  of transmission from another person under rare circumstances, such as immunocompromised people or during surgery with contaminated surgical tools, or according to rare circumstances as noted from reputable sources.o research the causes of Prion diseases, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Prion diseases: 1  Spongioform encephalopathies. 2  Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. 3  Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 4  Gerstmann Straussler Scheinker syndrome. 5  Fatal familial insomnia. 6  Kuru.