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Prenatal Infection Prevention: What is CMV?

Though generally harmless to those with a healthy immune system, CMV (cytomegalovirus) affects 1 in 150 children born in the United States. A fairly common virus, congenital CMV leads to more disabilities in children than any other very well known infections or syndromes such as Down Syndrome.

Read more about the prevention and treatment of congenital CMV on Stop CMV – The CMV Action Network

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