Thank you for your question. The answer to not a simple yes or no but rather - possibly. Pericarditis is often a complication of some other issue such as a viral infection, bacterial etc. So in this case, the infection could be contagious although not necessarily the outcome which would be the heart issue. The best thing would be to go to your doctor and explain the situation. Pericarditis is secondary to many many things. Here is a link that will provide you more information and may be helpful when going to the doctor http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/other/pericarditis.aspx.
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Hi Anonymous,
Thank you for your question. The answer to not a simple yes or no but rather - possibly. Pericarditis is often a complication of some other issue such as a viral infection, bacterial etc. So in this case, the infection could be contagious although not necessarily the outcome which would be the heart issue. The best thing would be to go to your doctor and explain the situation. Pericarditis is secondary to many many things. Here is a link that will provide you more information and may be helpful when going to the doctor http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/other/pericarditis.aspx.
I hope this helps.
Missie
August 4, 2013 - 5:38amThis Comment
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