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Board Member Spotlight: Zack Rigoni

Author: Zachary Rigoni

Posted: 1/30/2019
Category: Community

Meet Zack Rigoni. Zack is an investment banker in NYC focused on upstream oil & gas companies, and he brings dynamic energy and a new perspective to the pursuit of achieving cCMV awareness in the United States. Zack is most happy when spending time with his family, including two young children.

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Acquired CMV: Risks and Treatments

Posted: 5/16/2016
Category: Awareness, Basic Facts, Clinical

Acquired CMV infection is when a person is infected with CMV after birth, whether during childhood or adulthood. Acquired CMV is actually very common with anywhere from 50-80% of adults in the United States having been infected with CMV by the time they reach 40 years old. However, acquired CMV can cause serious problems for people who are immunocompromised and those who have weakened immune systems.

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Acquired CMV: Intro and Symptoms

Posted: 5/6/2016
Category: Awareness, Basic Facts, Clinical

If you have been affected by congenital CMV, it’s very possible that someone else in your life has also been affected by CMV, but in a very different way. It could be your grandmother who suffered from CMV complications during chemotherapy treatment to fight cancer. Or maybe a family friend who contracted CMV after a successful transplant surgery.

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