*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.
diseases caused by disturbances in the storage, transmission, and production of genetic information. With the development of human genetics, including medical genetics, the hereditary nature of many diseases and syndromes of undetermined etiology became known.ereditary diseases are caused primarily by chromosomal and gene mutations; a distinction is made, accordingly, between chromosomal and strictly hereditary (gene) diseases. Mutation results in the disruption of the synthesis of a particular polypeptide (structural protein or enzyme).