MICHAEL SMITH: When a pregnant woman gets zika virus, doctors believe it can cause a serious, often fatal birth defect called microcephaly. That means the baby's head and brain are much smaller ...

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified ... That’s because an infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly, which is when a baby's head is much smaller than expected, and other ...

The Zika virus builds tiny tunnels, called tunneling nanotubes, to stealthily transport material needed to infect nearby cells, including in placental cells, according to a team of researchers ...

Diseases like Zika, dengue, and yellow fever are spread ... Those bugs mate with female mosquitoes and pass on the gene, which kills little baby mosquitoes before they ever mature into adults.

Is the threat of the Zika virus affecting your vacation plans? If you're expecting or planning to become a mom or dad-to-be soon, you're right to be concerned. As the Centers for Disease Control ...

"The Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, triggered an epidemic in the Americas that began in 2015 and by 2018 had reached as many as 30 million cases," said co-senior author Dr. Indira ...

Zika virus, also known as Zika fever is primarily ... This is a condition wherein the baby’s head and brain are significantly smaller than normal which eventually leads to intellectual ...

This PBS special was originally broadcast in August 2016 during the outbreak of Zika virus. It is being rebroadcast now in light of the current novel coronavirus/COVID 19 crisis. The public health ...

Feb. 21, 2025 — Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta ...

US researchers have uncovered how the Zika virus stealthily spreads within placental cells, disrupting the immune system and leading to fetal death. The study, conducted by Baylor College of ...

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