Zika Virus Found in Amniotic Fluid: Babies Born with MicrocephalySmith, Jennie
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus could be linked to 4,000 suspected cases in Brazil of microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with very small heads. It causes severe brain damage. In February, the WHO said the virus is a global health emergency. And it predi...
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The China Disabled Persons' Federation has called for increased premarital medical checkups as about 900,000 babies are born with birth defects annually. The incidence of birth defects in 1996 was 87.8 per 10,000 people, but it grew to 149.9 per 10,000 people...
Doctors suspect the Zika virus is linked to a rare neurological condition called microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads. Brazil reports more than 4,000 microcephaly cases since October. But experts are puzzled why it is nearly non-existent in other Latin American...
Zika virus sparks worries about thousands of babies born with small heads; impact may range from normal health to crippling disability
Angelica Pereira kisses her daughter Luiza, who was born with microcephaly, one of many serious medical problems that can be caused by congenital Zika syndrome, in Santa Cruz do Capibaribe, Sept. 26, 2016. “Some moms feel like they have to hide their children who are disabled. Not me. I...
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Zika virus is transmitted through the bite of theAedes aegyptimosquito. For many it is harmless with no symptoms, but if transmitted from mother to baby via the placenta it can result in babies being born with conditions including microcephaly, other congenital abnormalities, and dysphagia. ...
All of the babies included in the report were born with microcephaly, the hallmark birth defect of Zika, Arevalo said. Microcephaly causes the skull and brain to be underdeveloped. But upon examination, Arevalo and his colleagues found that Zika also had done damage to the babies' eyes. It ...
Brazil has confirmed more than 580 cases of microcephaly, a disorder in which a child is born with an abnormally small head and brain. Authorities there say they think most of these cases are related to Zika. The country is also is investigating another 4,100 suspected microcephaly cases. ...