cytomegalovirus

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(thing) by DoctorNo (5.4 y) (print) ? (I like it!) 2 C!s Thu Dec 14 2000 at 4:50:50

Also called CMV. The majority of the adult population has this virus, which is a strain of herpetoviridae (herpes), although not considered a STD.

From CancerWeb:

Infected cells enlarge and have a characteristic inclusion body (composed of virus particles) in the nucleus. Causes disease only in utero (leading to abortion or stillbirth or to various congenital defects), although can be opportunistic in the immunocompromised host.

The American Red Cross gives preferential treatment to donors who are CMV-negative, since this blood is given to infants, children, and others with weak or compromised immune systems. They even stamp your donor card with "CMV NEG" next to the blood type. As the lady at the Red Cross told me, CMV can produce minor symptoms in adults, rarely amounting to much. However, in children and infants, and people with compromised immune systems, it can be very damaging, even lethal.

(thing) by BioTech (6.5 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Aug 10 2002 at 20:07:30

Cytomegalovirus (sometimes called Betaherpesvirinae) is a subfamily of viruses in the family Herpesviridae. The viruses of this group are characterized by a long replication cycle (equivalent to the life cycles of true living things) and a narrow range of hosts (per virus). The viruses infect the kidneys and salivary glands of a number of vertebrate species, including humans.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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