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Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in a newborn baby. [1] 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]
The most studied is Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), which is also known as Human betaherpesvirus 5 (HHV-5). Other primate CMV species include Chimpanzee cytomegalovirus (CCMV) that infects chimpanzees and orangutans , and Simian cytomegalovirus (SCCMV) and Rhesus cytomegalovirus (RhCMV) that infect macaques ; CCMV is known as both Panine beta ...
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), also called human herpesvirus 5 (HHV-5), is a species of virus in the genus Cytomegalovirus, which in turn is a member of the viral family known as Herpesviridae or herpesviruses. It is also commonly called CMV. [3]
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Schematic of a Cytomegalovirus, coat = envelope. A viral envelope is the outermost layer of many types of viruses. [1] It protects the genetic material in their life cycle when traveling between host cells.
Schematic of a cytomegalovirus Illustration of geometric model changing between two possible capsids. A similar change of size has been observed as the result of a single amino-acid mutation [ 1 ] A capsid is the protein shell of a virus , enclosing its genetic material .
Cytomegalic inclusion body disease (CIBD) also known as cytomegalic inclusion disease (CID) is a series of signs and symptoms caused by cytomegalovirus infection, toxoplasmosis or other rare infections such as herpes or rubella viruses. It can produce massive calcification of the central nervous system, and often the kidneys. [1]
The eye of an owl Cytomegalovirus infection of a lung pneumocyte, showing owl's eye appearance of a large cell at center Cytomegalovirus neuronal inclusions showing the owl's eye sign Owl's eye appearance , also known as owl's eye sign , is a pattern used in the medical field to describe cells (or cell attributes) that resemble the shape of an ...