HIV positive women with cytomegalovirus may infect their babies with the virus

HIV-positive women with cytomegalovirus CMV, in their urine at the time of delivery may pass the virus to their babies.

Women who had gonorrhea when they gave birth may also infect their babies with CMV. Babies infected through their mothers and those with weakened immune systems will experience serious health problems.

CMV can impair fetal growth, cause birth defects and babies born with the virus can have damage to their brain, liver, lung and spleen.

 Researchers examined 260 pairs of mothers and 222 babies from who were enrolled in a perinatal study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

After testing the mothers' and infants' urine for detectable CMV, the researchers discovered that- 2 percent of the women had detectable CMV and 3.8 percent of babies had the virus.

Eight percent of women with detectable CMV had babies with the virus, as opposed to 2.1 percent of women who did not have CMV.

Two percent of women with detectable CMV transmitted the virus to their babies compared with 8.1 of those who did not have CMV.

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Facts about Zika virus

Zika virus is a mosquito- borne illness that is spread by the Aedes species of mosquito.

Aedes albopictus, known as the Asian tiger mosquito, and the Aedes Aegyptus, known as the yellow fever mosquito are responsible for Zika virus.

The Zika virus was first identified in monkeys, in Uganda in 1947. The first human cases were detected in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania in 1952.

Presently, there is no treatment for the virus. Avoiding mosquito bites is the major prevention method against Zika virus.

Signs and symptoms of Zika virus are vague and can last for up to 1 week. Diagnosis of the virus is typically confirmed with a blood test.

Major Zika virus cases occur in tropical regions, such as Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana.

Currently, there is no treatment for  Zika. People living with the virus must
increase their body fluid to prevent
dehydration, relieving pain and fever with acetaminophen.

 CDC advised pregnant women who are diagnosed with Zika to go for monitoring of fetal growth and anatomy program every 3-4 weeks.

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