In a new video, Hanan Polansky and Adrian Javaherian explain how a latent virus can shorten the lifespan of a healthy individual. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, December 7, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ — Can a virus in the Read More …
The human cytomegalovirus is the leading cause of non-genetic hearing loss in babies. (1) It has been reported that this virus causes approximately one-third of all pediatric hearing loss. — CMVCouncil.org ROCHESTER, NY, UNITED STATES, November 18, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ — Read More …
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection increases the aggressiveness of some types of cancer. (1) Research has shown that finding CMV in tumors increases the risk of a poor outcome in cancers, such as glioblastoma (a highly invasive brain tumor). (1) In Read More …
In a study patients had unilateral or bilateral vision loss due to CMV retinitis. – Clinical Infectious Diseases (1) Cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis) is a serious viral eye infection of the retina, the light-sensing nerve layer that lines the back of the eye. Read More …
The concept of accelerating decline in the immune system caused by persistent infections has been suggested in many studies. – Immunity and Aging (1) Aging and latent viruses join forces in a vicious cycle. Aging decreases the efficiency of the immune Read More …
Lonely and depressed people showed signs of elevated latent herpes reactivation. – Ohio State University (1) A study showed that loneliness and depression increases the level of chronic stress, which in turn hurts the immune system. The weakened immune system fails Read More …
The human cytomegalovirus may “speed the progression of an aggressive form of brain cancer.” – Ohio University A study showed that Cytomegalovirus (CMV) may accelerate the progression of a certain form of brain cancer.“CMV has been detected in many cancer types… Read More …
“Prominent in the current stage of antiviral drug development are: for the treatment of herpesvirus infections: herpes simplex virus (HSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and varicella-zoster virus (VZV), respectively; (vi) the role of a new tenofovir prodrug, tenofovir.” – Medicinal Research Reviews Read More …