What are the three organ systems primarily affected by acute rheumatic fever?

a. heart, gastrointestinal, and joints
b. central nervous system, endocrine, and heart
c. heart, central nervous system, and joints
d. integumentary, genitourinary, and heart


C

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A Incorrect. The three organ systems primarily affected by acute rheumatic fever are not the heart, gastrointestinal, and joints.
B Incorrect. The three organ systems primarily affected by acute rheumatic fever are not the central nervous system, endocrine, and heart.
C Correct. The three organ systems primarily affected by acute rheumatic fever are the heart, central nervous system, and joints.
D Incorrect. The three organ systems primarily affected by acute rheumatic fever are not the integumentary, genitourinary, and heart.

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