Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cytomegalovirus belongs to the same virus family, _Herpesviridae_, as cold sores and chickenpox. Callista Images/Image Source via ...

“Why didn’t anyone tell me about this virus?” is a frequent response I hear from parents upon learning their newborn is infected with cytomegalovirus or CMV. Although more than half of the U.S.

Federal data indicate that over half the US population aged 6-46 years is infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), typically spread through bodily fluids. Most people have mild or no negative effects from ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is now set to become the first state to universally screen newborns for cytomegalovirus, known as "CMV." The "Vivian Act" was included in the newly signed Health and Human ...

CMV is a common virus that can cause complications in pregnant people and people with a repressed immune system. Several CMV vaccines are in development. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most ...

Credit: Getty Images. Prevymis is a CMV DNA terminase complex inhibitor. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the extended use of Prevymis ® (letermovir) from 100 to 200 days ...

In a recent article published in the journal JAMA Network, researchers performed a randomized clinical trial (RCT) to demonstrate the noninferiority of letermovir vs. valganciclovir for prophylaxis of ...