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  2. Congenital cytomegalovirus infection - Wikipedia

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    Most have no symptoms. [1] Some affected babies are small. [1] Other signs and symptoms include a rash, jaundice, hepatomegaly, retinitis, and seizures. [1] [2] It may lead to loss of hearing or vision, developmental disability, or a small head. [1] CMV is a member of the virus family herpesviridae and is the most common congenital intrauterine ...

  3. 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.

  4. Human betaherpesvirus 5 - Wikipedia

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    CMV infection or reactivation in people whose immune systems are compromised—for example people who have received transplants or are significantly burned—causes illness and increases the risk of death. [37] [38] CMV reactivation is commonly seen in people with severe colitis. [39] Specific disease entities recognized in those people are

  5. AIDS-defining clinical condition - Wikipedia

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    In 1993, the CDC added pulmonary tuberculosis, recurrent pneumonia and invasive cervical cancer [2] to the list of clinical conditions in the AIDS surveillance case definition published in 1987 [3] and expanded the AIDS surveillance case definition to include all HIV-infected persons with CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts of fewer than 200 cells/μL or ...

  6. Neonatal infection - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of HIV in a child will vary depending on the age of presentation. Common symptoms include failure to thrive, recurrent infections such as pneumonia, intermittent diarrhea, swollen lymph nodes and oral thrush. In infants, diagnostic testing for HIV relies of detection of the virus in the bloodstream.

  7. The Unexpected Sign of Pneumonia Most People Miss ... - AOL

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    Dr. Melamed says that coughing, fever, chills and muscle aches are all common symptoms of pneumonia. "The symptoms of pneumonia can vary widely depending on the patient's age, other conditions ...

  8. Vertically transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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    CMV placentitis. When physical examination of the newborn shows signs of a vertically transmitted infection, the examiner may test blood, urine, and spinal fluid for evidence of the infections listed above. Diagnosis can be confirmed by culture of one of the specific pathogens or by increased levels of IgM against the pathogen. [citation needed]

  9. Some hospitals seeing increase in RSV, 'walking pneumonia ...

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    For the week ending Nov. 2, the latest for which CDC data is available, 2.8% of all pneumonia-associated ED visits led to an M. pneumoniae diagnosis, up from just 2% at the end of September.