Abstract
Coxsackieviruses B5 (CVB5) belong to the genus Enterovirus of the family Picornaviridae and they are non-enveloped viruses that have a genome of single-stranded RNA with positive sense. These viruses are highly cytolytic and are considered one of the most common causes of acute infectious myocarditis, and they are able to infect pancreatic acinar cells, which often leads to fulminant panc…