Sentences with phrase «cytomegalovirus does»
Scientists are uncertain as to why the Epstein - Barr virus, which also infects most people and lingers in the body, doesn't trigger a big ongoing immune response like cytomegalovirus does.
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The new findings also showed that activation of the AIM2 inflammasome by the DNA virus cytomegalovirus does not involve IRF1, suggesting that the DNA of the invading microbes is presented to the cell in different ways.
Not exact matches
Depending on your medical history, tests may also be done for other infections such as cytomegalovirus or parvovirus.
Whereas the results don't show whether these changes produce an overall stronger or weaker immune response, they do indicate «cytomegalovirus has a really profound effect,» Davis says.
Although we usually don't know it, nearly all adults are infected with the Epstein - Barr virus, and at least 60 percent of us with cytomegalovirus.
She did not show up with Lyme, fortunately, but she did show up with the cytomegalovirus and then also the mycoplasma.
And back to the bad news: While an infection with cytomegalovirus usually does not have symptoms, if someone is infected while pregnant it can harm the fetus.