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Article: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
What Is CMV?
How Is CMV Spread?
What Are the Symptoms of CMV?
How Are CMV Infections Diagnosed and Treated?
What Are the Complications of CMV Infection?
How Is CMV Infection Prevented?
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Cytomegalovirus (sye-tuh-MEH-guh-lo-vy-rus), or CMV infection is very common and usually causes no symptoms. It poses little risk for healthy people, but it can lead to serious illness in people with weak immune systems.
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Epstein-Barr virus
Herpes simplex virus
Herpesvirus
Immune deficiencies
Mononucleosis
Varicella zoster virus
What Is CMV?
CMV is part of the herpesvirus ...