CMV. A usually asymptomatic virus that infects more than 50% of the US population by age 40, and a virus that is associated with birth defects. A virus that has had mediocre attention as to its impact on society, although gradual progress has been made to improve awareness of CMV related diseases and birth defects. One particular case put CMV in its much needed spotlight. Meet Vivian. She was born with hearing loss in her left ear due to a vertically transmitted CMV infection, where physicians also subsequently diagnosed her with Cerebral Palsy as well.
As a result of this development in Vivian, Henrikson (her mother) decided to team up with Republican Kelly Fenton and Republican Woodberry to introduce a new bill into Congress that would require education of physicians and doctors on CMV treatment and prevention in Minnesota. Overall the bill would be speculated to cost $250,000 for a time period of two years.
Such a bill, if hypothetically implemented successfully, could then cause a ripple effect and spread throughout the US, raising awareness of CMV nationwide.
-Daniel Gutierrez
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