Saturday, January 23, 2010

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Its Link to High Blood Pressure

By Christian Goodman

I take my health very seriously and am always interested in knowing what I can do to improve and maintain my health, most preferably, naturally.

As long as my health is concerned I'm fond of knowing the things that I do not have control like genes, pollution etc and the things that I have control over my heath

Mostly I prefer researching health topics that brings value to me and my clients. On the basis of this research I collected a lot of details on cytomegalovirus. And also its connection to hypertension.

This virus comes from the bigger herpes family. Mononucleosis is also part of the same virus family. Greek names viruses are interconnected as this virus also gets it's name from Greek cyto (cell) plus megalo (large).

Between 60-99 percent of the population has the CMV virus. It is found in all countries and socioeconomic communities, although percentages of infection are higher in developing countries. It can be passed via close contact with bodily fluids such as saliva, urine and semen.

The first thing a virus which I have not heard of affects 60 percentage of the population. Secondly there is 39 percent gap in infection rate reports to be inconsistent. This two reasons bother me a lot.

As I'm not a doctor I asked one of my good friend who is a doctor about this. He replied on a average a person with a age 40 carries this virus and it is widespread. I was shocked to hear this.

My friend went on to explain that the virus doesn't generally produce symptoms in children or adults unless the patient is has an immune compromised system already (HIV infected, organ transplant recipients and elderly patients).

About one percent of born babies get this virus as birth defect. This virus is rarely life threatening apart from the above said conditions.

OK, I can live with that (no pun intended).

Recent studies it has been confirmed that there is a connection between CMV virus and atherosclerosis. And this can lead to high blood pressure, but it is even more deadly when it is mixed with high cholesterol diet.

If untreated hypertension can destabilize all the other organs and this may lead to conditions like stroke, blindness etc. It can even affect younger patients, but it is commonly found in persons above the age of 80.

This opens new doors as far as preventative medicine is concerned. New research has lead many experts to consider vaccines as an option when looking at high blood pressure patients.

What will protect me tomorrow from this? Basically regular exercise and healthy diet are the better ways to eliminate hypertension. You can also take prescribed medicine, but all the prescribed medicines comes with a side effect.

Alternatively all my natural high blood pressure programs are recommended. The breathing and relaxation exercise are very easy to do with amazing results and zero side effects.

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