Rheumatic heart disease is a condition of permanent damage to the heart valves. It is caused by rheumatic fever, which is a complication of an untreated bacterial infection with Streptococcus, or strep.. Strep throat or scarlet fever may eventually progress to rheumatic fever if it is not treated with antibiotics.
exists and is an alternate of . The Supreme Court of the United States (also called the US Supreme Court) is the highest court in the federal Judicial Branch.
The Chief Justice is the highest judicial officer in the country, and acts as a chief administrative officer for the federal courts and, as head of the Judicial Conference of the United States, appoints the director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.