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CMV virus is more common than Zika but less-known by expectant mothers

Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is the most common non-genetic cause of childhood deafness in the country. CMV can also bring blindness, cognitive delays and microcephaly, and it is vastly more common than the Zika virus, which prompted alarm this summer for its potential to cause birth defects. But, while Congress invested $1.1 billion in fighting Zika, funding for CMV lags behind. A Wheat Ridge mother is trying to raise awareness about CMV, which is an easily spread virus that is present in nearly every elementary school and daycare center in the country.
Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is the most common non-genetic cause of childhood deafness in the country. CMV can also bring blindness, cognitive delays and microcephaly, and it is vastly more common than the Zika virus, which prompted alarm this summer for its potential to cause birth defects. But, while Congress invested $1.1 billion in fighting Zika, funding for CMV lags behind. A Wheat Ridge mother is trying to raise awareness about CMV, which is an easily spread virus that is present in nearly every elementary school and daycare center in the country.
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Credit:
Lindsay Pierce
Editorial #:
654815874
Collection:
Denver Post
Date created:
February 01, 2017
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00:06:32:02
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Denver, co, United States
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QuickTime - H.264 1080 23.98p
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Denver Post Video
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cmvvirusoriginal.mov