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.
Structure of the Illinois Court System Article VI, the Judicial Article of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, provides for a unified, 3-tiered judiciary - Circuit Court, Appellate Court, and Supreme Court. The Supreme Court. The Illinois Supreme Court is the highest court in the State. Cases are normally channeled to the Supreme Court from the Appellate Court, but in cases where a Circuit Court has imposed a death sentence the law allows direct appeal to the Supreme Court, bypassing the Appellate Court.