The heart is a muscular organ in humans and other animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. Blood provides the body with oxygen and nutrients, and also assists in the removal of metabolic wastes.
CMV is one of the conditions included in a TORCH testing panel. This panel of tests screens for a group of infectious diseases that can cause illness in pregnant women and may cause birth defects in their newborns. TORCH is an acronym for: Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes simplex virus.
A different definition of a CMV is used in Parts 382 and 383, the regulations dealing with the commercial driverâs license and drug and alcohol testing. This CMV definition refers to vehicles used in interstate or intrastate commerce. According to this definition, a CMV is a vehicle that: