India still likes to describe itself as a young nation – restless, ambitious, bursting with working-age energy. But quietly, almost imperceptibly, the country is growing old. In the next 25 years, ...

Introduction Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an immune response triggered by group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections, predominantly affecting children aged 5–15 years. Untreated ARF can progress to ...