cytomegalovirus
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌsaɪ.təʊˈmeɡ.ə.ləˌvaɪ.rəs/us/ˌsaɪ.t̬oʊˈmeɡ.ə.ləˌvaɪ.rəs/(abbreviationCMV)atypeofvirusthat is notseriousfor mostpeoplebut cankillorseverelyaffectbabiesorpeoplewho do not have astrongimmunesystem, such aspeoplewithHIV:
They wereinfectedwith cytomegalovirus, atypeofherpes.
After cytomegalovirusinfectionyou have towaitsixmonthsbeforedonatingbloodagain.
- Cytomegalovirus is amemberof agroupof herpes-typevirusesthat cancausediseasein differentpartsof thebody.
- It is notclearwhy cytomegalovirus isassociatedwith glioblastoma.
- Cytomegalovirus waspresentin 10 ofourpatientswithoutdiarrhoea.
Disease & illness - general words
- acute
- aggressiveness
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- calculus
- CFS
- iatrogenic
- ill health
- impairment
- incurably
- infantile
- outbreak
- pathology
- pathway
- uncomplicated
- variant
- worried well
- zoonosis
- zoonotic