Carditis is a general term for inflammation of any part of the heart or its linings. Coxsackie is a form of viral carditis. In most cases more than one layer of the heart muscle is infected. Myocarditis or pericarditis may be the only manifestation of the infection. The infection has an incubation period of three to five days and may produce symptoms such as chest pain, cardiac arrhythmia, circulatory failure, and damage to the structures of the heart. The virus is transmitted through fecal-oral or respiratory droplet contact with an infected person. Research Carditis
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Research Carditis