Question 1

which is the treatment or anti-biotic for cytomegalovirus infection?

Accepted Answer

Usually no treatment: Most of the time no treatment is needed. No antibiotics are effective against cmv. Antiviral drugs are used in exceptional circumstances. See this site for more info.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cmv/ds00938.

Question 2

what is the treatment for cytomegalovirus infection?

Accepted Answer

CMV: Most infections are subclinical and/or self-limited and do not require treatment.  Ganciclovir is generally reserved for infections in the immune suppressed person.

Question 3

what is the best way to treat acute cytomegalovirus infection?

Accepted Answer

Usually no need to: Treat. Most people have had CMV infection and in otherwise healthy people, it may cause, at worst, a flu like illness and does not need treatment. If a person has other complicating issues, especially immune deficiency then it would need the expertise of an infectious disease expert. It is not a do-it-yourself issue.

Question 4

can a cytomegalovirus infection cause infertility?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Stis that affect fallopian tubes cause infertility.

Question 5

when you treat a cytomegalovirus infection, does the cmv antibody count lower?

Accepted Answer

Sort of: The body has different antibodies in response to any infection. The IgM antibodies usually rise during an active infection and are a sign that the body is fighting something. The igg antibodies are indicators of long term immunity and those remain elevated for the rest of your life.

Question 6

if you treat a cytomegalovirus infection for example taking oral valgacyclovir, will the cmv antibody count lower?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: Treatment for CMV is not needed often and treatment is not likely to affect the antibody titer.

Question 7

do a lot of people get cytomegalovirus infection?

Accepted Answer

No: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection generally requires exposure in a person with a depressed immune system.  The two groups most likely to get it are cancer patients during the supressed immune system part of their treatment and aids patients.  And few of either of these groups actually get it.  These are watched for carefully by treating doctors in these two categories.

Question 8

do lots of people get cytomegalovirus infection, or is it unusual?

Accepted Answer

Infection is common: Lots of people are infected with cytomegalovirus (cmv).  However, most people with CMV are symptomatic.  Those at highest risk of being symptomatic are fetuses and those who are immunocompromised.  It is transmitted by body fluids. However, women who have had the infection prior to getting pregnant are unlikely to transmit the infection to their fetus.

Question 9

how long should a fever last with cytomegalovirus infection?

Accepted Answer

About 2-6 weeks.: Transmission of CMV may not even involve any symptoms, let alone fever.  If it does occur, clinical illness from cmv, which is most commonly manifested by mononucleosis in normal hosts beyond the neonatal periode, lasts 2-6 weeks, and can include prolonged high fevers, chills, malaise, and fatigue.

Question 10

if you treat a cytomegalovirus infection, does the antibody count lower?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: CMV hardly ever needs treatment. The exceptions are infection in newborns and those with immune deficiency. Treatment is not likely to affect antibody titers.

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