Prevention is better than Cure

WALT: respond to the presentation by the public health department.

Prevention is better than cure

On the 6 of August, Glen Innes School had visitors to talk about rheumatic fever, how it can make you very ill.

Dr Alison Leversha talked about rheumatic fever. She did a demonstration on one of the Vodafone Warriors players named Sione. Dr Alison put a swab into his mouth to check his throat and then it was done. She was talking about how it can get worse. Like you can get sore joints, how you cannot walk, and cause damage to your heart. Rheumatic fever can also start from sores on your skin. So to prevent skin sores, check, clean, and cover.

A legend rugby league star named Awen Guttenbeil came to share his experience about rheumatic fever and how it happened. He was playing rugby and he had a sore throat. he did not tell anyone about his sore throat. One morning he woke he couldn't walk. So his parents took him to the hospital quickly. Awen had a hole in his heart. He had treatment for 10 years with injections shots into his bottom.

The message In this article is not to ignore a sore throat tell someone about because it can get worse and it can lead it to rheumatic fever.