![]() However, the vast majority of CMV infections are asymptomatic. ![]() It is also an important pathogen in immunocompromised hosts, including patients with AIDS, neonates, and transplant recipients. 1CMV is the major cause of non-Epstein-Barr infectious mononucleosis in the general human population. It is currently estimated that 50% of people in the US have been infected by the time they reach adulthood. (credit a: modification of work by Bi CF, Tang Y, Zhang WY, Zhao S, Wang XQ, Yang QP, Li GD, and Liu WP credit b: modification of work by Ed Uthman)Īlso known as cytomegalovirus (CMV), human herpesvirus 5 (HHV-5) is a virus with high infection rates in the human population. (b) Characteristic irregularly shaped abnormal lymphocytes (large purple cells) with vacuoles (white spots) from a fine-needle aspirate of a tumor from a patient with Burkitt lymphoma. \): (a) Burkitt lymphoma can cause large tumors.
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