CMV Screening and Testing | 合法醫療器材資訊網

SometimesapregnantwomanwillneedtobetestedforCMVwhenanultrasoundcatchesabnormalitiesthatcouldbecausedbyCMVoranotherinfectious ...

CMV is a common virus that infects people of all ages, regardless of ethnicity or socio-economic class, and most people have been exposed to CMV at some point in their lifetime without their knowledge. In fact, it is estimated that 50-80% of adults in the United States have been infected with CMV by the time they reach 40 years old. Once CMV is in a person’s body, it stays there for life.

People with an active CMV diagnosis will sometimes shed the virus in body fluids, such as urine, saliva, blood, tears, semen, and breast milk. Shedding[1] of the virus may take place intermittently, without any detectable signs, and without causing symptoms.

Did you know 1 per every 200 children is born with congenital CMV in the United States, making it the most common congenital viral infection affecting newborns? CMV can be easily transmitted to an unborn child by a p...