“Congenital microcephaly has been a hallmark of intrauterine infection with Zika virus,” the authors wrote in their report. “However, despite the absence of microcephaly at birth, the 13 infants in ...

Planning a sunny getaway? You might want to pack a mosquito net. Health experts are warning about an emerging threat making waves in popular vacation destinations, as cases of the Oropouche virus have ...

While many people with a Zika virus infection won’t have symptoms, it is very dangerous to pregnant women. That’s because an infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly, which is when a ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Brazil's top health official said on Monday that the Zika virus outbreak is proving to be ...

Zika leads to mild illness in most people, but can seriously harm the brains of babies in the womb, causing microcephaly, a rare condition in which a newborn's head is unusually small. The ...

Although Zika virus infection is rarely fatal in healthy individuals, it poses a significant threat to pregnant women, as it can cause severe fetal complications such as microcephaly, leading to ...

However, Zika virus infection can also cause serious fetal complications when infecting pregnant women, such as microcephaly, leading to increased risk of death and intellectual disability in the ...

Medscape Medical News, April 15, 2016 Early Ultrasounds May Miss Zika-Induced Microcephaly Zika virus fetal brain damage was undetectable by ultrasound through week 17 of gestation. Experts called ...