A patient with a history of bone marrow transplant develops pneumonia from CMV reactivation. What type of virus is CMV?
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Correct answer: Enveloped dsDNA herpesvirus
CMV is a herpesvirus, which are enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses. They are known for latent infections with reactivation.
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