MSU's traditional archrival is the University of Michigan, against whom they compete for the Paul Bunyan Trophy; MSU has a 23â34â1 record in the annual trophy game. The Spartans have won the trophy seven of the past eight years, as of 2015 season.
Rheumatic fever, also known as acute rheumatic fever (ARF), is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain. The disease typically develops two to four weeks after a throat infection.Signs and symptoms include fever, multiple painful joints, involuntary muscle movements, and a characteristic but uncommon non itchy rash known as erythema marginatum. The heart is involved in about half of cases.he disease typically develops two to four weeks after a throat infection. Signs and symptoms include fever, multiple painful joints, involuntary muscle movements, and a characteristic but uncommon non itchy rash known as erythema marginatum. The heart is involved in about half of cases.
Rheumatic fever mainly affects children aged between 5 and 15 years; however, it can affect adults and younger children. Boys and girls have the same risk of developing the disease; girls and women tend to have more severe symptoms. The disease may cause long term effects on the skin, heart, brain and joints.roup A streptococcus skin infections, as well as infections in other parts of the body may lead to rheumatic fever (much less common). Although experts are not completely sure what the link between strep infection and rheumatic fever is, they believe that the bacterium upsets the patient's immune system.