Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Congenital CMV Infection
Cytomegalovirus or CMV, is a common virus that infects people of all ages. Most CMV infections are "silent," meaning most people who are infected with CMV have no signs or symptoms. However, CMV can cause disease in people with a weakened immune system and in babies infected before birth. About 1 in 150 children is born with congenital (present at birth) CMV infection…
CMV infection can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus. Most infants born with congenital (present at birth) CMV infection don't have problems. But CMV infection in a pregnant woman can cause birth defects and, in rare cases, death in infants infected before birth. If you're pregnant or planning a pregnancy, the best way to protect your pregnancy from CMV is to protect yourself…
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