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Is viral pericarditis contagious?
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No: Not really as the virus which causes it might be it is unusual for pericarditis to always result as these are usually common cold viruses.
Answered 10/7/2018
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No : Viral infection can spread from one person to other but not viral pericarditis.
Answered 10/7/2018
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