Although testing for CMV during pregnancy isn’t routine and there isn’t universal screening for infants, there are steps pregnant people can take to protect themselves and their newborns.
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Inflammation and damage to the olfactory system from shingles, COVID-19 and herpes infections may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.
Over 1,000 cases of severe hepatitis without any explainable cause have been reported in children so far this year.
Chickenpox has largely disappeared from the public’s memory thanks to a highly effective vaccine. But the virus’s clever life cycle allows it to reappear in later adulthood in the form of shingles.
Sea turtles contend with a contagious disease that causes debilitating tumors. Genetic analysis is helping researchers figure out precision medicine-based treatments for the turtles.
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Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Associate Professor of Medicine and of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School
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Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz