病毒能引起心脏病,特别是心肌炎,并可能参与先天性心脏病,心肌病和瓣膜病的形成。据目前所知,它对人类的影响远比一般认识的为多。在1957年以前认为病毒所引起的心脏病绝大多数为婴幼儿,其后发现成人的病例也越来越多,并以青壮年为多见。总的来看,本病主要侵犯40岁以下的人群,以20～30岁为最多,男多于女。国内不少 The virus can cause heart disease, especially myocarditis, and may be involved in the formation of congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy and valvular disease. As far as we know it, it has far more human impact than it normally does. Before 1957, most of the heart diseases caused by the virus were considered infants and young children. More and more adult cases were found and were more common in young adults. In general, the disease mainly affects people under the age of 40, with 20 to 30 years of age as the most, more men than women. Many domestic