Do people with CMV or congenital CMV have HIV?
No, quite the opposite. CMV is a serious threat to patients with HIV and frequently causes serious disease and death to those with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This is one of the most confusing issues surrounding CMV for those researching for CMV information online. HIV is a virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. CMV is one of the most common opportunistic infections found in people with HIV, AIDS, or those who have undergone organ transplantation. For these people, CMV infection is a major cause of pneumonia, blindness, and death. Exposing these people to outside sources of CMV should be minimized to avoid the risk of serious infection.
