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A little-known virus is causing birth defects in thousands of Texas newborns every year and the only way to avoid it to practice strict hygiene.

"It was horrifying. It was just... it was devastating," recalls Jenny Bailey. Bailey was seven months pregnant in 1990 when she heard about cytomegalovirus (CMV) for the first time.



"While she was still in my womb we were told the grim prognosis," Bailey says.

A 1993 article from Texas Children's Hospital documents her daughter Caroline's story. Caroline lost her hearing because of CMV. Early intervention and rigorous treatment stopped it from getting worse. "Which saved her life, and saved her brain and her eyesight and her ability to move on her own," she says.....

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/little-known-virus-causing-birth-defects-in-thousands-of-texas-babies