Infective endocarditis is an infection in the heart valves or endocardium. The endocardium is the lining of the heart. This condition is usually caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream and infecting the heart. Bacteria may originate in the:
Thorsby is located north of the center of Chilton County at 32Â°55'1.171 North, 86Â°42'57.442 West (32.916992, -86.715956). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.3 km 2), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km 2), or 0.19%, is water.
Dauphin Island is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on a barrier island of the same name (split by the Katrina Cut), at the Gulf of Mexico. It incorporated in 1988. The population was 1,238 at the 2010 census. The town is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.