2025 — The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study shows that the ...

The Zika virus is continuing to spread to the US, with no treatment or vaccine available, so we spoke to an expert on infectious diseases to tell us what we can do. Story and editing by Adam ...

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified ... which is when a baby's head is much smaller than expected, and other congenital malformations like limb contractures, high muscle tone, eye ...

resulting in a smaller brain and head size. Many people with a Zika virus infection won't have symptoms, and many infections go unnoticed. In most cases, a Zika infection does not cause serious ...

One of the reasons it's been so troubling is that it's a cause of a serious birth defect called microcephaly, in which the head of babies whose mothers have been infected with Zika during ...

In 2015 in Brazil, an explosive epidemic of a condition known as microcephaly was correlated with the outbreak of Zika virus. Microcephaly is an uncommon disorder in which a baby’s head is much ...

Zika virus: 12 things to know The woman ... which can manifest in an underdeveloped brain and small head. Those infected can display flu-like symptoms such as mild fever, rash, joint pain and ...

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: the aftermath of hurricane Dorian’s landfall in the Bahamas, students head back to school, confrontations at ...

Pune: The Zika virus strain that circulated in the city between June and September last year had certain concerning mutations ...

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 ...

The scientists at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR-B), have identified five cases ...

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 ...