It appears that Cytomegalovirus is more than just a problem for transplants; it may well be
the major
contributor to the decline of the immune system with age
...the effect of CMV infection on the risk of frailty, a common geriatric syndrome, and mortality in older women.
...CMV antibody concentration in the highest quartile independently increased the risk of 5-year mortality
CMV is also a danger for those at the other end of life, the
newborns
hearing loss was detected in 4 (80%) of the 5 congenitally infected children who were infected after a primary maternal infection in the first trimester of pregnancy and in 1 (8%) of the 12 children when the maternal infection occurred in the second trimester of pregnancy
