Gail Demmler

CMV can affect the liver the spleen the bone marrow, lungs, heart, but the most devastating thing it can do is damage the brain, it causes brain damage, vision impairment, hearing loss … but it can affect any organ system.

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Sandra is quite a remarkable mom, she found me because she was trying to put together why her daughter had polymicrogyria and profound hearing loss, and she found that CMV is a possible cause of both of those.

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All babies, when they’re born at two-days of age, they get a newborn screen for common conditions, the tests are sent to state lab and tested for many different diseases, not including CMV.

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I also personally recommend that every woman know her CMV status and ask her OB-GYN for a test, if she is antibody negative at beginning of pregnancy, she will know that she is very vulnerable.

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Basically if you have an ounce of CMV awareness you don’t share food or drink with young children, don’t kiss them on the face, and wash your hands, if you still want to love on your toddler give them a big hug and kiss them on the top of the head.

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