cytomegalovirus
Common latent pathogen
Cytomegalovirus is a common herpes virus that infects most people at some point in life.
In healthy individuals it causes few or no symptoms, but it can be dangerous for those with weakened immune systems and for fetuses exposed in utero.
Often abbreviated CMV: The baby tested positive for congenital CMV.
DNA virus, lifelong host
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- tegumentNatural outer covering
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
glycoprotein · polymerase · virion · shedding · tropism · latency · reactivation · host
Diseased ocular lining
- colitisInflamed large intestine
- pneumonitisLung tissue inflammation
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
esophagitis · mononucleosis · congenital · neonatal · microcephaly · leukopenia · jaundice
Reduced ability to fight infection
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
neonate · congenital · seronegative · seropositive · recipient · donor · pregnant
Sending of information
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- exposureState of being unprotected
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- symptomaticShowing signs of disease
asymptomatic · carrier · primary · reinfection · vertical · perinatal · viremia · shedding
Inactive but capable
- quiescentInactive but capable
- reactivationRestoring to function
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- monocytesCirculating immune phagocytes
myeloid · silencing · chromatin · subclinical · asymptomatic · lifelong · persistence · integration
Agent blocking viral spread
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- inductionFormal admission process
DNA amplification technique
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
- avidityIntense keen interest
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- amniocentesisPrenatal diagnostic fluid extraction
herpesvirus
DNA virus, lifelong host
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
- tegumentNatural outer covering
envelope · glycoprotein · polymerase · virion · shedding · tropism · latency · reactivation · host · strain
retinitis
Diseased ocular lining
- colitisInflamed large intestine
- pneumonitisLung tissue inflammation
- encephalitisInflammatory brain condition
hepatitis · esophagitis · mononucleosis · congenital · neonatal · microcephaly · leukopenia · jaundice
immunocompromised
Reduced ability to fight infection
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
chemotherapy · neonate · congenital · seronegative · seropositive · recipient · donor · pregnant
transmission
Sending of information
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- exposureState of being unprotected
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
symptomatic · asymptomatic · carrier · primary · reinfection · vertical · perinatal · viremia · shedding · convalescence
dormant
Inactive but capable
- quiescentInactive but capable
- reactivationRestoring to function
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
monocytes · myeloid · silencing · chromatin · subclinical · asymptomatic · lifelong · persistence · integration
antiviral
Agent blocking viral spread
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
PCR
DNA amplification technique
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
- avidityIntense keen interest
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- Virusescoronavirus, adenovirus, herpesvirus, enterovirus, norovirus
- viral diseasesinfluenza, measles, mumps, rubella, smallpox
- Chronic InfectionsHIV, AIDS, tuberculosis, TB, hepatitis B
- HIV/AIDSHIV, AIDS, AIDS crisis, AIDS quilt, antiretrovirals
- Pathogenspathogen, germ, germs, bacteria, bacterium
cytomegalovirusseronegative
Without antibodies present
uninfected · health · wellness · immunity · disease-free
virus, megaphone, viruses, megalopolis, megalith, megalomania, cytology, megalithic