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Buck Buck Foundation Facts About CMV (cytomegalovirus)

CMV (Cytomegalovirus) is a common, yet devastating virus that can cause severe birth defects.

The Buck Buck Foundation is a Non-profit organization dedicated to the loving memory of Bryan Keith Robison, aka, Buck Buck, who bravely endured severe disabilities for 23 years due to CMV According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children affected annually with CMV is greater than Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, Pediatric HIV/AIDS and Invasive

Hib. CMV infection is considered a significant public health problem, yet awareness is extremely low. Increasing education and awareness is a crucial step toward the fight against this virus, because it can effect your loved ones, as it has mine. CMV virus if passed from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby, can have devastating effects on the brain of that developing baby. Pregnant women most often contract the virus from young children, ages 6 and under. This includes their own children. Young children are often contagious with CMV, though they show no outward signs of being ill. CMV is passed via bodily fluids. Pregnant women should take extra hygienic precautions to avoid bodily fluids of any young children. (Wash hands often and well, especially after changing diapers. Do not share utensils or cups with a young child. Do not kiss a young child on or near the mouth. This includes her own young children.) CMV is the most common infection present at birth in America. CMV is a leading cause of birth defects. CMV is the leading cause of non-hereditary deafness in children. CMV is the second leading cause of intellectual disability in children. CMV is a leading cause, if not the leading cause, of cerebral palsy in children. CMV disables more children each year than Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
1 in 150 babies is born with CMV. Of those, 1 in 5 will have permanent disability. Approximately 400 babies die each year due to CMV. Every hour a child is disabled due to CMV. There is no vaccine yet developed.

05/18/2011

What a wonderful thought: Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. - Mother Teresa

05/17/2011

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Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you
in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who
would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what.
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05/17/2011

May you always be courageous enough to decide, confident enough to trust and willing enough to believe that a blessing is always present!

05/15/2011

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. - William James

CMV and Aids just had a huge break through!!
05/12/2011

CMV and Aids just had a huge break through!!

A HIV vaccine developed at OHSU quickly stamped out infections in an animal model of AIDS infection, and protection lasted for at least a year. Levels of virus dropped to undetectable levels in most of the protected animals.

05/10/2011

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Buck-Buck-Foundation/185256884854453 #!/nationalfatherhoodinitiative Please vote for this! One of our Board members has been nominated for this award.

Nonprofit. Our nation's social services primarily focus on parenting help for moms. We want to see dads included with father specific programs & resources. We publish fatherhood curriculum and train organizations to do just that.

05/05/2011

"While we try to teach our children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about." Angela Schwindt

05/03/2011

THIS WILL BE MY MOTTO FOR MY WEEK: Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic.

04/26/2011

"Life will bring you pain all by itself. Your responsibility is to create joy." Milton Erickson

04/17/2011

"You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love." ~ Henry Drummond

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