Question 1

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 2

what does it mean to have a positive igg for both ebv and cytomegalovirus? both have normal i'm,s.

Accepted Answer

Normal results: Almost everybody is infected with both EBV and CMV, usuallly in childhood or as a young adult. Therefore IgG blood tests are normally positive in healthy persons. However, maybe risk of serious problems if the person with this result has a serious immune deficiency like advanced cancer, chemotherapy, AIDS, drugs after organ transplantation, etc. Discuss with doctor if any uncertainty about it.

Question 3

can a fetus acquire cytomegalovirus without knowing?

Accepted Answer

They often do: If a woman never had a CMV infection prior to pregnancy, she is susceptible.Since the infection is often dismissed as a mild flu in adults, a mom may experience it during pregnancy, transmit it to the fetus & never know either had it until baby shown up with features of a congenital infection. If acquired late in pregnancy, the child may show few signs other than progressive hearing loss.

Question 4

how are cytomegalovirus infections transmitted?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is transmitted most often by mouth-to-mouth kissing.  Most people have already met CMV (and thus you cannot make them sick again), and many continue to shed the organism on and off for the rest of their lives.  Pope john paul ii and others have caught CMV from transfused blood, a known minor risk; it's not life-threatening to reasonably healthy folks.

Question 5

is cytomegalovirus always connected to hiv? please advise!

Accepted Answer

OK: CMV is a common infection in people who have HIV.  BUT having CMV does not mean you have HIV. In people who don't have HIV, CMV is a common usually harmless infection. Most people don't experience any symptoms but for the immunosuppressed and fetuses it can cause serious problems. There is no cure although antivirals can be used and there is no vaccine.

Question 6

what sort of disease is a cytomegalovirus (c.m.v.) infection?

Accepted Answer

CMV: This is a virus with is very common and causes disease such as mononucleosus type diseases, serious lung or brain infections in some people who can't fight it because of suppressed immune systems. It is treatable with special antiviral antibiotics.

Question 7

are there people more susceptible to cytomegalovirus infections?

Accepted Answer

Immunosuppressed: Immunosuppressed individuals, e.g., aids, transplant recipients, premature newborns are more susceptible to pathogenic effects of cmv.

Question 8

are young children more susceptible to cytomegalovirus infections?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Young children and immunovpromised adults arendt susceptible to symptomatic CMV infection.

Question 9

can cytomegalovirus infections be transmitted to my family members?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is transmitted most often by mouth-to-mouth kissing.  Most people have already met CMV (and thus you cannot make them sick again), and many continue to shed the organism on and off for the rest of their lives.

Question 10

can you please discuss cytomegalovirus and how does it affect pregnancy?

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CMV: CMV can be transmitted from mom to her unborn baby during pregnancy. The virus in the mother’s blood crosses over the placenta and infects the baby's blood. Most babies with congenital CMV infection never have health problems. But in some, congenital CMV infection causes health problems that may be apparent at birth or may develop later during infancy or childhood.

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