The Zika virus has been found to cause microcephaly and other birth defects. — -- A first of its kind study of U.S.-born babies exposed to the Zika virus shows higher rates of birth defects ...

Symptoms appear within 14 days of the initial infection. However, about four out of five people who are infected with Zika do not experience any symptoms at all and probably don't know they have it.

A case in Brazil last year raised concerns about the impact of Zika on infants. A baby born to a woman infected during pregnancy appeared normal, although it had Zika virus in its blood at birth ...

Zika virus infection in babies is really more than just having a small head. These babies can be affected by a whole host of problems, including seizures, irritability, difficulty swallowing ...

Doctors aren't certain how likely that outcome is, but one study found that of 250 pregnant women in the U.S. with a confirmed Zika infection, 1 in 10 had a baby with virus-related birth defects ...

Zika virus may linger in babies' blood for months, with unknown effects Zika appears to be most destruction in early pregnancy, when the fetal brain is undergoing tremendous growth, Fauci said.

The Zika virus can harm developing fetuses even if a pregnant woman’s infection is so mild she shows no symptoms, scientists from Colombia and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The case of a Brazilian baby suggests the Zika virus may persist in babies long after birth. ... which was hardest hit by Zika. He developed Zika-like symptoms about three weeks before the baby's ...

Luiz Felipe Santos is one of more than 4,000 babies born with a rare neurological disorder linked to the Zika virus. ... virus. While its symptoms ... Zika virus linked to brain damage in babies.

Zika virus infections are usually mild in adults, but it can result in birth defects such as microcephaly in babies when their mothers are infected while pregnant.

Babies born with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), due to infection with the Zika virus during pregnancy, are at more than 11x greater risk of dying during the first three years of life than those ...