Hi Thanks for posting on HCM CMV is a common virus that can infect anybody.Most people with CMV will never know and may manifest no symptoms if they are healthy.Once infected, your body retains the virus for life but it may never disturb you.However, whether symptomatic or not, it is a cause for concern in pregnancy. It spreads from person to person through body fluids.There is no cure for CMV but drugs can help treat newborns and people with weak immune systems when symptomatic.The symptoms you present may signal an active CMV and when any of those symptoms appears, its always good to see the Doctor for evaluation and management.I will advise you take an HIV test to confirm your negative status as it could by one of the things that can weaken your system and make you prone to developing an active CMV infection.Other thing can can weaken your system and increase your risk of CMV symptoms are bone marrow or organ transplant, malnutrition, long use of steroids, chemotherapy/cancer. As for the idea of being misdiagnosed, i will suggest you take the CMV test again in a different laboratory.Management of people with very weak immune system like newborns and people with active infection is usually with antiviral drugs like vancyclovir.These drugs slow progress of the disease.Since when you have the virus it remains in you for life, spread of the virus at anytime is possible during reactivation or active infection.Prevention tips or how to avoids transmitting the virus include: -Avoid sharing food or drinking from same glass -Careful disposal of used items containing body fluid -practice safe sex -Wash your hands always after touching your secretions before touching others like babies. Hope my answer will help you Best regards