Cytomegalovirus is a large herpes-type virus commonly found in
humans that can cause serious infections in people with impaired
immunity. The infection may result in pneumonia, gastroenteritis,
retinitis, or encephalitis. Antiviral medications may stop the
replication of the virus but will not destroy it.
Review Date: 12/23/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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