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  2. Cytomegalovirus - Wikipedia

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    Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (from cyto-'cell' via Greek κύτος kútos - 'container' + μέγας mégas 'big, megalo-' + -virus via Latin vīrus 'poison') is a genus of viruses in the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae, [3] in the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae. Humans and other primates serve as natural hosts.

  3. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection - Wikipedia

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    The incidence of primary CMV infection in pregnant women in the United States varies from 1% to 3%. Healthy pregnant women are not at special risk for disease from CMV infection. When infected with CMV, most women have no symptoms and very few have a disease resembling infectious mononucleosis. It is their developing fetuses that may be at risk ...

  4. Human cytomegalovirus - Wikipedia

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    A study published in 2009 links infection with CMV to high blood pressure in mice, and suggests that the result of CMV infection of blood vessel endothelium in humans is a major cause of atherosclerosis. [49] Researchers also found that when the cells were infected with CMV, they created renin, a protein known to contribute to high blood pressure.

  5. CMV - Wikipedia

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    Cucumber mosaic virus, of the family Bromoviridae Cytomegalovirus , a genus in the family Herpesviridae Human cytomegalovirus , a human-infecting species of cytomegalovirus commonly known as CMV

  6. Cytomegalovirus colitis - Wikipedia

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    The infection is spread by saliva, urine, respiratory droplets, sexual contact, and blood transfusions. Most people are exposed to the virus in their lifetime, but it usually produces mild or no symptoms in healthy people. [citation needed] However, serious CMV infections can occur in people with weakened immune systems.

  7. Cytomegalovirus vaccine - Wikipedia

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    A Cytomegalovirus vaccine is a vaccine to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or curb virus re-activation (symptomatic flare-ups) in persons already infected. Challenges in developing a vaccine include adeptness of CMV in evading the immune system and limited animal models. [ 1 ]

  8. Letermovir - Wikipedia

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    Letermovir (INN; brand name Prevymis) is an antiviral drug for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections. It has been tested in CMV infected patients with allogeneic stem cell transplants and may also be useful for other patients with a compromised immune system such as those with organ transplants or HIV infections. [3]

  9. Cebine betaherpesvirus 1 - Wikipedia

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    Cebine betaherpesvirus 1 (CbHV-1) is a species of virus in the genus Cytomegalovirus, subfamily Betaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, and order Herpesvirales. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] References