Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is another common sexually transmitted diseas.
How You Get It:
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is contracted by having sex with an infected partner. It is easier to get CMV if a condom is not being used. Children can get CMV through the ~air~. The virus also lives in ~urine~.
How It Is Transmitted:
The CMV virus is transmitted during sex from one person to another.
What It Looks Like - What The Symptoms Are:
CMV does not always cause symptoms that are noticeable. |Fever|, muscle ached, or a tired feeling may be noticed. In rare cases CMV can cause a lack of mobility in the arms or legs, swelling of the |brain| or |heart|, and a thinning of the ~blood~ (anemia). People with an impaired immune system may feel very fatigued, or have trouble breathing or seeing.
How To Get Tested For It:
A small amount of fluid or skin from the penis or |vagina| will be collected by a qualified medical professional and sent to a laboratory for examination. Another option is to take a ~blood~ sample and send it to the laboratory. Either method will take 2-3 days to get the results.
Treatments:
For people with normal immune systems, there are no current treatments available. For those with impaired immune systems, there are two possible treatments for |retina| ~infections~. One of these two products has also shown some benefit in the treatment of CMV ~infections~ of the gastrointestinal tract and to a lesser degree, the |lung|.
What Will Happen To Those With CMV:
As with many viral ~infections~, once infected with CMV, always infected. It also has periods of little to no viral activity and other periods of great viral activity. This is usually represented by symptoms that come and go in a normal, healthy person. For those with impaired immune systems, severs ~blood~ diseases, |lung| problems or even |blindness| can result from the ~infection~. Unlike |herpes|, CMV can be passed on even in a stage of low viral activity.
Prevention:
A latex condom, preferably used with a spermicide, is the best protection against the spread of viral diseases.
