Experts say people do not need to take antibiotics before dental visits if they have these heart issues: 1  Mitral valve prolapse. 2  Rheumatic heart disease. 3  Bicuspid valve disease.  Calcified aortic 1  stenosis. A ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Strep throat is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation and pain in the throat. This common condition is caused by group A streptococcus bacteria. Strep throat can affect children and adults of all ages.However, it is especially common in children between the ages of 5 and 15 (NLM, 2011) .Sneezing and coughing can spread the infection from person-to-person.trep throat can affect children and adults of all ages. However, it is especially common in children between the ages of 5 and 15 (NLM, 2011) . Sneezing and coughing can spread the infection from person-to-person.
n, pl-cocci (-ËkÉkaÉª; US -ËkÉksaÉª). 1. (Microbiology) any Gram-positive spherical bacterium of the genus Streptococcus, typically occurring in chains and including many pathogenic species, such as S. pyogenes, which causes scarlet fever, sore throat, etc: family Lactobacillaceae.Often shortened to: strep. (ËstrÉp tÉËkÉk És). n., pl.oun. 1. streptococcus-spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis. strep, streptococci. eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria-a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella.