Cytomegalovirus (CMV) [Enlarged features]

• Double stranded DNA Herpes virus [harp virus with two strings twisted]
• Spread via respiratory droplets [pacifier preventing the spread] and mother's milk [big milk bottle with yellow infected nipple]
• Infects epithelial tissues and white blood cells [line of epithelial cells and white beach ball]
• Characteristic nuclear inclusion bodies surrounded by a halo [nuclear inclusion playing on the harp]
• Infections are usually asymptomatic, except in neonates and the immunocompromised [baby]
• Infection affects multiple organs [yellow organs]
  • Hepatosplenomegaly
  • Chorioretinitis
  • Meningitis

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Visual Mnemonic - Cytomegalovirus (cmv)
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