Cytomegalovirus

toc = Definition: = //cy·to·meg·a·lo·vi·rus// Cytomegalovirus (from the Greek cyto-, "cell", and -megalo-, "large")
 * //noun// /ˌsītəˈmegəlōˌvīrəs/
 * A kind of herpesvirus that usually produces very mild symptoms in an infected person but may cause severe neurological damage in people with weakened immune systems and in the newborn ||

= Examples: = Life-threatening to immunocompromised, like HIV-infected persons, organ donor recipiants, or new born infants. It can cause Hydrops Fetalis:



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