CDC - CMV: Congenital CMV Infection Trends and Statistics

Congenital CMV Infection Trends and Statistics

* Between 30% and 50% of women of childbearing age in the United States have never been infected with CMV.
* In the United States, about 1%-4% of (1-4 of every 100) uninfected women have a primary (or first) CMV infection during a pregnancy
* About 33% of (33 of every 100) women who become infected with CMV for the first time during pregnancy pass the virus to their fetuses.
* CMV is the most common viral infection that infants are born with in the United States.
* About 1 in 150 children is born with congenital (meaning present at birth) CMV infection. This means that in the United States, about 30,000 children are born with congenital CMV infection each year.
* About 1 in 750 children in the United States is born with or develops permanent problems due to congenital CMV infection. In the United States, more than 5,000 children each year suffer permanent problems caused by CMV infection.
* About 80% of (80 of every 100) babies born with congenital CMV infection never have symptoms or problems.

The Impact of Congenital CMV Infection

Congenital CMV infection causes more long-term problems and childhood deaths than Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, and neural tube defects. The graph below estimates the number of children in the United States who develop long-term sequelae (problems) from each of these conditions.

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CDC - CMV: Congenital CMV Infection Trends and Statistics



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► Congenital CMV Infection
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CDC - CMV: Congenital CMV Infection
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


► Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection: A Guide for Patients and Families After Stem Cell Transplant
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cmv.pdf (Objeto application/pdf)
Source: National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center - NIH - PDF



► Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease: The Congenital Disease Mothers Don't Know About
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CDC Data & Statistics | Feature: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease: The Congenital Disease Mothers Don't Know About
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention