Symptoms for Acute Onset of Severe Myocarditis. While there are several contributing factors that may lead to myocarditis, the primary cause is viral. Myocarditis usually results from the Coxsackie B virus, and may also result from measles, influenza, chicken pox, hepatitis virus, or the adenovirus in children. If an acute onset of severe myocarditis occurs, a patient may display the following symptoms:
Medical Definition of toxic. 1  1: containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing serious injury or death toxic drugs toxic gas. 2  2: of, relating to, or caused by a poison or toxin toxic liver damage. 3  3a: affected by a poison or toxinb: affected with toxemia of pregnancy toxic pregnant women.
Poison is defined as a substance that causes disturbances to organisms stemming from a chemical reaction. In essence, poison is a catch all word for toxins and venom. We can classify poisons in various types. Venom, on one hand, is very different.