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St. Vitus' dance, Also called Sydenham's chorea, St. Vitus' dance, is a disorder effecting children and characterized by jerky, uncontrollable movements, either of the face or of the arms and legs. General Information about St. Vitus' dance, St. Vitus' dance, is a disorder that occurs in children and is associated with rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever is an acute infectious disease caused by certain types of streptococci bacteria. It usually starts with strep throat or tonsillitis. These types of streptococci are able to cause disease throughout the body.
George, Erasmus, Pantaleon, and vitus were invoked for their protection. They got as much chance with me as a man with Saint vitus's dance has of landing a trout. Mrs. Maginnis listened eagerly, and longed to know who this was, for she had a little girl troubled with Saint vitus's dance. The Faith Doctor Edward Eggleston. Madame Marsy was bitten by that tarantula whose bite makes modern society move as if afflicted with Saint vitus's dance.