a mamin -“A question : I probably was contagious before I even knew I had it? How long am I contagious for pregnant women?”
From NYS DOH:
“How long can an infected person carry CMV?
CMV remains in the body throughout a lifetime. Infected people may occasionally shed the virus in urine or saliva. Several studies have found that from three to 11 percent of normal adults and up to 50 percent of healthy children shed the virus in either urine or saliva. The virus rapidly dies once outside the body.”
These diseases are one of those things that almost e/o has. You don’t have to stay away from anyone, but when you’re acutely ill -you don’t have to have close contact with women of child-bearing age.