anyone have cmv?
04-08-2006, 10:31 AM
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anyone have cmv?
just wondering, never really heard about it till the donor to my heart had it.
heres a lili facts on it
# Between 50% and 80% of adults in the United States are infected with CMV by 40 years of age
# CMV is the most common virus transmitted to a pregnant woman's
unborn child
# Approximately 1 in 150 children is born with congenital CMV infection
# Approximately 1 in 750 children is born with or develops permanent disabilities due to CMV
# Approximately 8,000 children each year suffer permanent disabilities caused by CMV
# Congenital CMV (meaning present at birth) is as common a cause of serious disability as Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, and neural tube defe
anyone here have it?
heres a lili facts on it
# Between 50% and 80% of adults in the United States are infected with CMV by 40 years of age
# CMV is the most common virus transmitted to a pregnant woman's
unborn child
# Approximately 1 in 150 children is born with congenital CMV infection
# Approximately 1 in 750 children is born with or develops permanent disabilities due to CMV
# Approximately 8,000 children each year suffer permanent disabilities caused by CMV
# Congenital CMV (meaning present at birth) is as common a cause of serious disability as Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, and neural tube defe
anyone here have it?
04-08-2006, 12:42 PM
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NOT SURE WHAT IT DOES BUT HERES MORE INFO CMV is found throughout the world in all geographic and socioeconomic groups, but, in general, it is more widespread in developing countries and in areas of lower socioeconomic conditions
CMV is a member of the herpesvirus family, which includes the herpes simplex viruses and the viruses that cause chicken pox (varicella-zoster virus) and infectious mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus)
CMV is found in body fluids, including urine, saliva (spit), breast milk, blood, tears, semen, and vaginal fluids
Once CMV is in a person's body, it stays there for life
Most CMV infections are "silent," meaning they cause no signs or symptoms in an infected person
CMV can cause disease in unborn babies and in people with a weakened immune system
is for the donnor she was 22 white female. thats all i know so far. but hopefully i meet the fam at a us donnor network dinner in a few weeks
CMV is a member of the herpesvirus family, which includes the herpes simplex viruses and the viruses that cause chicken pox (varicella-zoster virus) and infectious mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr virus)
CMV is found in body fluids, including urine, saliva (spit), breast milk, blood, tears, semen, and vaginal fluids
Once CMV is in a person's body, it stays there for life
Most CMV infections are "silent," meaning they cause no signs or symptoms in an infected person
CMV can cause disease in unborn babies and in people with a weakened immune system
is for the donnor she was 22 white female. thats all i know so far. but hopefully i meet the fam at a us donnor network dinner in a few weeks
that sucks