Rheumatic fever is

A) an autoimmune disease.
B) a poststaphylococcal disease.
C) triggered by cell-surface antigens on Staphylococcus aureus cells that are similar to heart valve and joint antigens.
D) caused by human papillomavirus.


Answer: A

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