VigiBase Data search for Adverse Event Reports Myocarditis Causes Viruses. Many viruses are commonly associated with myocarditis, including the viruses that cause the common cold (adenovirus); COVID-19; hepatitis B and C; parvovirus, which causes a mild rash, usually in children (fifth disease); and herpes simplex virus.Gastrointestinal infections (echoviruses), mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus) and German