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 ...

In most cases Zika virus disease is a mild illness, but Zika virus can cause a serious birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies have abnormally small heads and symptoms that range from mild ...

Those bugs mate with female mosquitoes and pass on the gene, which kills little baby ... nose. "Zika virus disease usually causes mild illness, and most people will not develop any symptoms.

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 baby's ...

Researchers say understanding how Zika virus spreads through the human placenta and reaches the fetus is critical to prevent or control the infection.

Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Facts Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

The virus can cause symptoms such as fever ... an estimated 5–15% of infants born to women infected with Zika virus during pregnancy have evidence of Zika-related complications.

While infection with Zika virus in adults typically leads to mild symptoms and very rarely Guillain-Barré syndrome, “the primary concern surrounding ZIKV arises from the occurrence of ...

With warmer weather right around the corner, officials with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) are encouraging Minnesotans to remove ...

PHNOM PENH, (Xinhua): Cambodia on Sunday night confirmed its first case of the Zika virus ... if the virus is transmitted to pregnant women, it can lead to the death of babies in the wombs ...

While many people with a Zika virus infection won’t have symptoms, it is very dangerous ... which is when a baby's head is much smaller than expected, and other congenital malformations like ...