Infection Control Today - Cytomegalovirus

Study Reveals How a Common Virus Eludes the Immune System

Viruses have numerous tricks for dodging the immune system. In the Sept. 7, 2009 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, Stagg et al. reveal a key detail in one of these stratagems, identifying a protein that enables cytomegalovirus to shut down an antiviral ...More

August 31, 2009

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Prenatal Exposure to Hong Kong Flu Associated With Reduced Intelligence in Adulthood

The Hong Kong flu pandemic was responsible for more than 700,000 deaths worldwide in the late 1960s, with major disease outbreaks in Europe in the winter of 1969-1970. A number of studies have been conducted to determine if prenatal exposure to the influenza virus may ...More

April 15, 2009

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Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise in Preventing Cytomegalovirus Infection

Each year, approximately 8,000 infants in the United States develop severe hearing, mental or movement impairments after becoming infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus passed onto them while still in the womb. Now, published results of a trial involving 441 ...More

March 23, 2009

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Vaccine Research Targets HIV in the Slower, Early Stage of Infection

New research at OregonHealth & ScienceUniversity's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute suggests vaccines that specifically target HIV in the initial stages of infection -- before it becomes a rapidly replicating, system-wide infection -- may be a successful ...More

February 17, 2009

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The Poor Suffer Disproportionately from Chronic Infections

Kids from low-income families are much more likely to suffer from serious infections such as herpes or hepatitis A than their counterparts in wealthier households.Two recent University of Michigan studies show a startlingly strong correlation between income and chronic ...More

February 5, 2009

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Researchers Develop New Strategy for Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs

Bavituximab, an antiviral drug developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, shows promise as a new strategy to fight viral diseases, including potential bioterrorism agents. In a study appearing in the December issue of Nature Medicine, groups of guinea pigs ...More

November 24, 2008

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Herpes Virus Weaves Itself Into the DNA Transferred from Parents to Babies

Parents expect to pass on their eye or hair color, their knobby knees or their big feet to their children through their genes. But they don't expect to pass on viruses through those same genes.New research from the University of Rochester Medical Center shows that some ...More

September 2, 2008

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Innovative Method for Creating a Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Outlined

Each year, about 40,000 children are born infected with human cytomegalovirus, or CMV, and about 8,000 of these children suffer permanent disabilities due to the virus – almost one an hour. These disabilities can include hearing loss, vision loss, mental disability, a lack ...More

August 1, 2006

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Researchers Develop Better Understanding of Immune Response to Viral Infection

An appropriate response by the immune system to viral infection is absolutely critical for survival. A new research study published in the July 2004 issue of Immunity sheds light on the complex and well-orchestrated signals that are mobilized in response to infection with ...More

July 21, 2004

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Study Shows Cytomegalovirus Infection Still Associated with Poor HIV/AIDS Prognosis

Results of a study in this week's issue of The Lancet highlight how the treatment of cytomegalovirus infection remains a priority in order to improve the prognosis for people with HIV-1 infection, including people already receiving antiretroviral therapy. The advent of ...More

June 25, 2004

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