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.
toxÂ·in. A poisonous substance produced by a living organism. Toxins can be products of ordinary metabolism (such as lactic acid), can be produced to kill or immobilize prey (such as the toxins in snake venom), or can be produced for self-defense (such as the cyanide produced by several plants).. 1. A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms and is capable of causing disease when introduced into the body tissues but is often also capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies or antitoxins. 2.