Patient's question:
Can a cold and fever cause myocarditis?Doctor's answer:
Cold prevention is essential to guard against myocarditis. Myocarditis is an inflammatory change in myocardial cells caused by various viruses or bacteria, leading to swelling or deformation of myocardial cells and resulting in myocardial cell damage. Currently, it is generally believed that viral myocarditis is relatively common, while myocarditis caused by bacteria or other reasons is relatively rare. After catching a cold, the body's resistance declines, and viruses may take advantage of this weakened state to attack the heart muscle, causing viral myocarditis.