Expands definition of career appointment: a limited appointment will be designated as a career appointment when the incumbent has attained 1,000 hours of qualifying service in any 12 consecutive months without a break in service of at least 120 consecutive calendar days.
Myocarditis. Myocarditis occurs when a virus (or, more rarely, a bacteria or fungus) infects the body, causing an inflammation of the heart muscle. Myocarditis can also be caused by an adverse reaction to certain medicines, such as chemotherapy drugs, and exposure to some chemicals. Learn more about Myocarditis.
Myositis is the medical term for inflammation of the skeletal muscle. The inflammation may vary in severity and may be isolated to one muscle, muscle group or several muscles throughout the body. The key features of muscle inflammation are swelling, pain and disruption of normal function (muscle weakness). Myositis may be due to various causes, both acute and chronic mechanisms that can cause mild discomfort of the area and muscle weakness to severe debilitating pain and complete loss of muscle function.