Articles of category "Cytomegalovirus"

Cytomegalovirus infection is a member of herpesvirus family. All the infections can be characterized as asymptomatic for rather a long period of time. One of the cytomegalovirus characteristics is that a dormant infection may be provoked by some medication or a disease. There are some groups of people who are particularly prone to the infection.

Cytomegalovirus information dedicates much attention to the transmission and prevention of the infection. The infection is transmitted from one person to another through fluids, such as saliva, urine and others. It is also possible to transmit the infection through sexual contacts, transplanted organs, breast milk and sometimes through blood transfusions.