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Is Cmv Dangerous
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CMV and HIVDr Holodniy,I have just been tested for cytomegalovirus and my doctor says that I have it but it doesn't present any risk right now. My concern is for my husband who is negative. What are the risk of me giving cmv to him. Is it a very...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
You don't indicate what CMV tests were performed that determined you have it. It is likely that an antibody test was performed, indicating past exposure. But like all other herpes viruses, CMV remains present in most all of us, and only causes...
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cmv+toxohi, i just posted about being hiv poz,plus citomegalovirus and toxo. My cd4 are staying around... Read more »CMV+ in HIV- personsRick, I recently donated blood again and found out that my CMV status was + (written at the back of... Read more »
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Important STDSChancroid Cytomegalovirus Infections Molluscum Contagiosum Pubic ("Crab") Lice Scabies HTLV-I and II As medical science has become more precise in diagnosing infectious diseases, the list of known sexually transmitted... Read more »
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)Table of Contents Introduction How Is CMV Spread? How Do I Prevent CMV Infection? How Can I Tell If I Have CMV Infection? How Do I Prevent CMV Disease? Can I Ever Stop Preventive Therapy How Can I Tell if I Have CMV Disease? How Do... Read more »
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)What Is CMV? How Is CMV Treated? Can CMV Be Prevented? How Do I Choose a Treatment for CMV? The Bottom Line What Is CMV? Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic infection. The virus is very common. Between 50% and 85% of the US... Read more »
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CMV PLEASE DONT WORRY
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
hi,you know you can have a blood test for cmv,if its not in your blood then you are ok.also cmv eye infection is only a danger with CMV IS SPOTTED STRIGHT AWAY,IT LOOKS LIKE SCRAMBLED EGGS.ANY EYE DOCTOR WOULD SPOT IT!,IT DOES NOT HIDE.PLEASE WRITE... Read more » cmv/hiv coinfection
Posted by frankie7878, 2 Replies
My girlfriend has cmv from a liver transplant and I allso got it from her. than we broke up and I had sex with a woman who had hiv unprotected. I started to get sore trqot and puss right after and had to go on antibitics. than I went back with my...
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support groups for people with CMV and blindness?
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hey everybody,I'm living in Miami Beach in Florida, and have CMV Retinitis. I was wondering if anybody out there knows of, or might want to start, a support group or organizations for people with CMV Retinitis who suffered blindness as a result of... Read more »
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