cCMV Research & Public Awareness: Kathleen Muldoon explains a common birth-defect virus скачать в хорошем качестве

cCMV Research & Public Awareness: Kathleen Muldoon explains a common birth-defect virus

Kathleen Muldoon, Associate Professor of Anatomy at Midwestern University, visited the FSP in September 2016. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the most common viral cause of birth defects and developmental disabilities in the US. It can cause permanent disabilities, such as deafness, blindness, cerebral palsy, mental and physical disabilities, seizures, and death. CMV can cause symptoms at birth or months or years later, and it is found all over the globe. However, very few women are counseled about the virus by their OB/GYNs, who themselves sometimes are not aware of the widespread nature of the virus and its potentially devastating impact. With the recent international focus by public health officials and policy-makers on the Zika virus, cCMV researchers, medical practitioners, and activists, like Kathleen Muldoon, are working to raise awareness of risks and prevention of cCMV and support for research for vaccines and treatments. Listen in on her personal and professional experience with cCMV. More info: http://fsp.trinity.duke.edu/projects/...