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Cytomegalovirus infection
Occupational Disease Cytomegalovirus infection
Cytomegalovirus infection Category Infection, Occupational
Cytomegalovirus infection Severity
Acute-Moderate
Cytomegalovirus infection Synonyms
CMV infection
Information on Cytomegalovirus infection Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
About 5%-10% infants infected in utero will develop the most severe form of this disease. Neonatal CMV infection damages the central nervous system; survivors have mental retardation and chronic liver disease. CMV infection in adults may be inapparent or cause a mononucleosis-like disease. CMV causes up to 10% of mononucleosis cases in young adults. CMV is transmitted by intimate mucosal exposure, by blood transfusion, and by soiled diapers of infants. [Chin, p. 138-41]
Cytomegalovirus infection Latency
3-8 weeks
Cytomegalovirus infection References
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cmv.htm