What Causes Appendicitis?
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4. Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus rarely causes any problems in a healthy person, although it could cause fatigue, sore throat, muscle aches or fever. Someone who is immunocompromised or has had an organ transplant could experience issues with their eyes, liver, lungs, stomach, brain or intestines. It's also known to cause appendicitis in those who are vulnerable to this infection.
A person never clears this virus from their system. If they have any health issues, the virus could become active again.7‘Symptoms.’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26 May 2016, www.cdc.gov/yersinia/symptoms.html.
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