what is a congenital infection
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection refers to a condition where cytomegalovirus is transmitted in the perinatal period. HCMV is one of the vertically transmitted infections that lead to congenital abnormalities. (Others are: toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex. ).hen infected with CMV, most women have no symptoms and very few have a disease resembling infectious mononucleosis. It is their developing fetuses that may be at risk for congenital CMV disease. CMV remains the most important cause of congenital viral infection in the United States.