Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a prevalent pathogen, with 40 to 100 percent of the general population showing prior exposure by serology.1 Up to 20 percent of children in the United States will have contracted CMV before puberty.
The concept of the Sousaphone was created by the American composer and bandmaster John Philip Sousa, putting it in a category with the Wagner tubaâa horn conceptualized by German composer Richard Wagnerâand the Saxophone, one of the numerous inventions of Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax.
The Sousaphone is a type of bass tuba, usedâlike the marching tubaâmainly in marching bands, although in early days it was used in concert band settings as well. The Sousaphone is not used in the modern orchestra. The sousaphone is one of a small group of instruments the names of which are eponyms, instruments that have been named after their inventor.