Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection Hi, can you please elaborate about Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (e.g. genomics, clinical test, signs-symptoms-treatment, transmition and prevention, possible complications if it is acquired, etc.)

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection

Hi, can you please elaborate about Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection (e.g. genomics, clinical test, signs-symptoms-treatment, transmition and prevention, possible complications if it is acquired, etc.)

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus. Once infected, your body stores the virus for the rest of your life. Most people do not know they have CMV because it does not usually cause problems in healthy people.

Cytomegalovirus infection is a common herpesvirus infection with a variety of symptoms: from a lack of symptoms to the flu and fatigue (such as infectious mononucleosis) to severe symptoms involving the eyes, brain, or other internal organs. This virus. It needs a living cell to grow in it.

If you are pregnant or if your immune system is weak, CMV is a cause for concern. Women who become infected with CMV during pregnancy can pass the virus to their babies, who may have symptoms. In people with weakened immune systems, especially people who have had an organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplant, CMV infection can be fatal.

CMV is spread from person to person through body fluids, such as blood, saliva, urine, semen and breast milk. There is no cure, but there are medications that can help treat the symptoms.

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