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It's not about bacteria entering your bloodstream (if that happened you'd have bigger problems), its the inflammation caused by your body fighting the bacteria
by hackinthebochs 14y ago
It's not about bacteria entering your bloodstream (if that happened you'd have bigger problems), its the inflammation caused by your body fighting the bacteria influencing other organs. Inflammation isn't an acute action, the signalling molecules involved travel around the entire body. This can cause inflammation in completely unrelated areas. The heart is highly susceptible to this since all your blood travels through it.