Cytomegalovirus infection

Giant cell inclusion infections are congenital or acquired infections caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV). There are two types of infections, and most of them are chronic infections of salivary glands and persist for long periods. The other is a systemic disease called cytomegalic inclusion disease, which is relatively rare and mainly affects small infants. It is characterized by the discovery of large cells containing nuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions in many organs and tissues. It is accompanied by systemic symptoms and is one of the important causes of fetal malformations caused by intrauterine virus infection. CMV infections are distributed worldwide, and humans are the sole host of CMV. Different countries and different economic conditions have different infection rates. Adult CMV infection is closely related to immune function.

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