What Happens When a Virus Hijacks Your Heart?

Myocarditis, a rare heart condition that can stem from some common viruses and bacterial infections, often affects young people, has very few symptoms, and goes largely undiagnosed.

In this SICK, we sit down with Dr. DeLisa Fairweather, a PhD researcher from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Fairweather has studied myocarditis for roughly 25 years.

Unlike atherosclerosis, which is commonly linked to heart attacks, and involves your vessels and arteries, Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle itself and is often caused by viral infections, like Coxsackie (a.k.a. hand, foot, and mouth disease), influenza, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV.

Myocarditis occurs when said viruses that normally infect another part of the body, like the gut or the lung, go to the heart.

But what happens when the virus gets to your heart and why does it travel to your heart in the first place?

Find out the answer and more in this SICK.

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SICK is a new series that looks at how diseases actually work inside our body. We'll be visiting medical centers and talking to top researchers and doctors to uncover the mysteries of viruses, bacteria, fungi and our own immune system. Come back every Tuesday for a new episode and let us know in the comments which diseases you think we should cover next.
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[fleiteh]

Yeah, good luck finding a doctor to take you seriously when you say "I have no sumptoms but I have a gut feeling... "

[rachklaus]

I lost my 12 year old daughter to viral myocarditis 12/3/19. I'm glad to hear they're making progress. Unfortunately, sometimes even the best doctors and the best treatment can't save someone. We miss you so much, Sarah ❤💙 #SarahStrong #myocarditisawareness #myocarditisvictim #forever12

[amendez]

After getting a PhD and 25 years of experience in research: just trust your gut.

[potatomatop]

When a virus hijacks your heart, you will play Raid: Shadow Legends forever.

[Ohmriginal]

“Trusting your gut” in terms of potential health problem is one thing the current healthcare system won’t allow

[dankuchar]

Myocarditis caused congestive heart failure that killed my mother. She fought for 20 years, but eventually her heart just became too weak.

I have great empathy for anyone who has to suffer from this.

[manup]

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of our cells. Damn, I finally used it

[superitgel]

The symptom is a gut feeling. Are you freaking serious?!

[ninostanic]

Seeker: Posts video
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Me: That's what I'm here for...

[petercarioscia]

I really adore the editing in these videos. Fantastic work.

[infinitystorm]

You guys really know how to make someone paranoid...

[maheshkarthick]

Wow the combination of animation along with the expert, makes it really nice video! Keep going.

[gamereditorner]

Interesting topic you presented and keep it up!!!

[AlexAzureOtaku]

These are the kind of deaths that make you reevalu6 life. Knowing you could just drop dead for no reason

[quantom]

That's nice they say to talk to the doc. But as a black man in America who's talked to their doctor about chest pain quite often I can tell you that most of the time the doctor just ignores you and says it's in your head.

[yaritzagonzalez]

Please add the word Myocarditis to the title of this vide for easier search results

[miss.apprehended]

💔⚠️: Have holes in my heart (mitral & tricuspid regurgitation/murmurs) from mold exposure that caused myocarditis.

[BudgeChem]

My favorite part is positive sounding commentary like "Don't worry, we're making breakthroughs..." being playing over inept medical nightmare horror scenes from the 1950's. Really fills me with...confidence (over a backdrop of the bring-out-your-dead guy)

[rsc]

So this was what Goku was suffering from 🤔

[willowwhisper]

"Just trust your gut", what an unprofessional advice to give lol