CMV Vaccine for Newborns
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We have previously talk about CMV virus and glioblastoma. Many info can be found (expecially for italian people) following this search on my newsgroup http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/glioblastoma/msearch?query=citomegalovirus+OR+cytomegalovirus+OR+CMV&charset=utf-8 Most adults have had the virus known as CMV, or cytomegalovirus, and they probably didn't even know it. But if an unborn baby is infected with the virus -- through his or her mother -- the consequences are very serious.CMV is the second leading cause of mental retardation, after Down syndrome. There is currently no vaccine for CMV, but there are anti-virus meds that can be used in babies who already have a CMV infection. The virus is spread through close personal contact, such as kissing or sharing eating utensils. Pregnant women may not know they have the infection. Almost all babies born with CMV suffer hearing loss or mental retardation. After 15 years of research, Dr. Schleiss and his colleagues have developed a vaccine they hope will wipe out the virus. In animals, the vaccine stopped the virus from being transmitted from mother to child by training the body's immune system to detect and attack it. Researchers hope it will do the same in humans. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Molly Portz University of Minnesota School of Medicine (612) 625-2640 mportz@umn.edu
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