The winter and spring seasons are a time of high incidence of viral infections, and it’s also the time for students to take their final exams. Xiao Ming, who is in his third year of junior high school, caught a cold at this juncture, coughing, fever and sore throat. His mom and dad knew that he must be suffering from a cold and needed to rest, but he couldn’t afford to be nervous about his homework, as he was about to take the exams. In this way, Xiaoming took cold medicine, but still insisted on finishing the final exam. But during the exam, he realized that he was experiencing heart rushes, palpitations, chest tightness, and other uncomfortable feelings, and he just couldn’t hold on any longer. Mom and dad took him to the Children’s Hospital, cardiology doctors carefully examined, found that he suffered from “viral myocarditis”, this is how it? 1, the virus is fierce, wind can also be “sad” Most viral infections can cause viral myocarditis, which causes intestinal and upper respiratory tract infections of various viruses are the most common, so it is also known as “cardiophilic virus”. These viruses can invade the respiratory and intestinal tracts as well as the myocardium. This is why some people in the cold or diarrhea soon after, there will be panic and other symptoms of the reason. 2, shortness of breath heartbeat, heart attack “signal” viral myocarditis occurs in adolescents, adults, the age of 20 ~ 30 years old, more men than women. Its symptoms vary in severity, the light only manifested as “rapid heartbeat”, some even do not know; and the heavy will lead to heart rhythm disorders, heart failure, and even life-threatening. Viral myocarditis is often first manifested as the general symptoms of the flu. 1~3 weeks later, these symptoms gradually improve or disappear, viral myocarditis began to “shine”. Patients experience palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath, discomfort or pain in the precordial area, and in severe cases, fainting or heart failure. These are due to the virus “attack heart”, and from the heart to send a “distress signal”. Therefore, when the cold symptoms reduce or disappear, the heart of the above “distress signals”, you should go to the hospital in a timely manner, in order to prevent untoward. Doctors told Xiaoming’s parents, colds cause “heartbreak”, generally have such a premise, that is, after a cold do not pay attention to rest, overload work, stay up late, and even participate in strenuous sports. In this case, the cold virus may invade the heart muscle. Therefore, it is necessary to actively treat the disease and must not be careless. There is no effective medicine in the treatment of this disease, and symptomatic and supportive treatment is generally used. Be sure to pay attention to adequate rest, actively control the primary viral infection, the use of drugs as appropriate, symptomatic treatment and so on.