Cytomegalovirus — Silent infections with high-yield Step 1 relevance

June is CMV Awareness Month. Thank you @Jess | Medical Mama for raising awareness of congenital cytomegalovirus (also known as CMV). CMV is the most common infection passed from pregnant people to babies during pregnancy. One in 3 pregnant people passes the infection on to their babies. If you have CMV during pregnancy, the virus in your blood can pass through the placenta to your baby. When a baby gets CMV during pregnancy, it’s called congenital CMV (also known as cCMV). Congenital means that

Most CMV infections are asymptomatic, but this virus can cause big problems too!

Ferdinand Magellan: A Short Animated Biographical Video

Ferdinand Magellan - The First Person to Circumnavigate the Globe

Magellan's Expedition: The First Circumnavigation of the Earth in the 16th Century #shorts #magellan