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.
