Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease- Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Home Remedies
What is Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease?
Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease is a disorder commonly found in new born babies caused by a herpes virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV), present in body fluids such as saliva, semen, cervical secretions, urine, tears, or breast milk. It can be spread from person to person through sexual contact, kissing, food sharing, organ transplantation, and also from mother to fetus. It can lead to enlargement of cells of some organs and the development of inclusion bodies in the cytoplasm or nucleus.
Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease is also known by the names cytomegalovirus disease, inclusion body disease, cytomegalic inclusion body disease (CIBD), giant cell inclusion disease, cytomegalovirus infection, and salivary gland disease.
Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease mostly affects 50% to 80% adults in the United States in the age of 40.
Causes of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease
- infection,
- genetic defect,
- environmental stress
- It is most commonly transmitted when an uninfected person comes in contact with infected body fluids and then touches his or her mouth or nose, at which point the virus is absorbed into the mucous membranes.
- In a fetus, newborn, or a person with a compromised immune system, CIBD can be much more severe.
What are the symptoms of Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease?
- shed the virus in their body fluids, such as saliva, urine, blood, tears, semen, or breast milk.
- Bone pain.
- Fatigue
- CIBD can be apparent as a lung infection, excessive bleeding, anemia, liver damage, etc.
- Swollen lymph glands.
Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease Treatment
- The main treatment includes the use of the antiviral drugs, such as ganciclovir and acyclovir to prevent infection in the people who are suffering from weak immune system and to reduce their viral load.
- High titer immunoglobulin (IVIG, CytoGam) may also be prescribed for infected people with some impaired immune system.
- For only the patients with the implanted eye, a sustained-release ganciclovir implant can be used to control the disease.
- Doctor may prescribe good hygienic food, proper hand washing to prevent transmission.
- Children should be avoided from sharing drinking glasses, and other utensils contaminated with body fluids.
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