Cytomegalovirus: the stealth virus
Robinson, S.
Practising Midwife 19(5): 28-29
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1461-3123 PMID: 27295757 Document Number: 686202
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an infection, part of the herpes family of viruses which, if contracted during pregnancy, cancause devastating effects on the newborn baby. This article is written by the trustee of a volunteer-based charity, mostly run by mothers of CMV children, who are striving to raise awareness of this infection, which is more common than Down's syndrome, listeria and toxoplasmosis, and is theprimary preventable cause of childhood hearing loss.
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