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Is pericarditis contagious?
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Not usually: Pericarditis is inflammation of the sack surrounding the heart. Can be painful and life-threatening if associated with significant fluid accumulation compromising blood return to heart. In U.S., there may be infectious causes, e.g., tuberculosis, but these are not transmissible to others.
Answered 5/31/2017
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Usually not: Some viral and bacterial diseases can be transmitted even before the pericardium is affected.
Answered 2/23/2013
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