Cmv Virus. Cytomegalovirus CMV infection is a common virus which infects people of all ages. Over half of adults have been infected with CMV by age 40.
Cytomegalovirus CMV is a member of the herpes family. This viral infection can be spread through coughing contact with blood urine or faeces or via the mucous membranes such as the mouth and genitals. Cytomegalovirus CMV is a virus found throughout the world that infects between 50 to 80 percent of all adults in the United States by the age of 40.
Related viruses include Epstein-Barr causes glandular fever varicella-zoster causes chicken pox and herpes simplex causes cold sores.
Most people get flu-like symptoms or an illness. Cytomegalovirus CMV is a virus found throughout the world that infects between 50 to 80 percent of all adults in the United States by the age of 40. However a healthy persons immune system usually keeps the virus from causing illness. All herpes viruses remain in your body for the rest of your life after infection.