How to Diagnose Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus is a virus that generally causes infection in the whole human body especially in salivary glands. The cytomegalovirus usually becomes quite challenging to identify in healthy people but it can become threatening to those who are suffering with HIV, new born babies and also to the organ transplant recipients. The cytomegalovirus is also called CMV and sometimes it becomes very difficult to diagnose. However, with proper treatment you can diagnose cytomegalovirus. If you do not know how to diagnose cytomegalovirus then you can take help from this post to know how to do it.
Instructions
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First of all, you should try to get information about the symptoms of cytomegalovirus. The most common symptoms of cytomegalovirus are high fever, chills, headache, tiredness, enlarged spleen and muscle aches. If you are suffering with any of these symptoms then you should immediately go to the doctor and get a complete check up.
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Doctors usually recommend blood test in order to know whether the patient is suffering with cytomegalovirus or some other sort of disease.
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Always let your doctor know if you are pregnant because a special testing of blood samples is usually done to diagnose the cytomegalovirus.
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You need to be very careful during your pregnancy because the cytomegalovirus can cause greater harm to the fetus. You should get proper treatment during pregnancy as you cannot take risk of ignoring the infection even for a few days after identifying the cytomegalovirus.
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During pregnancy, you should also stay updated with the reports in order to ensure that the unborn child is secure and there is nothing to be worried about.
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After the birth of the baby, you need to get a proper check up of the infant in order to know whether cytomegalovirus has also attacked on the child or he or she is safe.
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In most cases, the infants having infection of cytomegalovirus suffer with vision and hearing problems. If you feel any of these symptoms in your infant then you should immediately consult with the doctor.
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You should also request to your doctor to take cultures from urine and throat and your body tissues in order to identify the symptoms of cytomegalovirus.
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Anemia or liver infection and Pneumonia are also the main symptoms that lead to cytomegalovirus. Make sure you get proper treatment after identifying these symptoms.
