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Explainer: what's cytomegalovirus and why do pregnant women need to know about it?

  • Written by Wendy van Zuijlen, Postdoctoral Scientist, Virology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW
imageCytomegalovirus infection in the womb is more common in Australia than infection with listeria or toxoplasmosis in pregnancy.from www.shutterstock.com

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus transmitted from person to person via body fluids like urine or saliva. For people with a healthy immune system, CMV is likely to cause no more than a temporary fever...

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