Download or read book Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection written by Gabriele Halwachs-Baumann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition updates the reader on the most common intrauterine transmitted viral infection, CMV. The history of this disease, its pathophysiological background, epidemiology and symptoms, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, will be discussed in detail. Further a section specifically dedicated to prevention measures is included to the new edition. The chapter on virus-host interaction for defense and transmission is elaborately updated.