During the Zika epidemic in Brazil, scientists had to try to understand its mechanism and how it was causing microcephaly in ... and found that it did. The virus completely eradicated brain ...

The virus can cause Zika virus disease. 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 ...

It claimed that a pesticide being used to kill mosquitoes was linked to the cases of microcephaly, not the Zika virus itself. The chemical, Pyriproxyfen, messes with the hormones that help ...

A health alert has been issued for the Zika Virus warning pregnant women to avoid traveling to parts of Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean.

13, 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 ...

Latin America’s Zika virus is the latest undocumented immigrant ... where the disease has been linked to an explosion of microcephaly among an estimated 4,000 babies. RELATED: Will the EPA ...

The number of infants born with microcephaly—a neurological condition in which the brain and skull fail to grow at a normal pace—have risen dramatically in Brazil since late 2015. An outbreak of Zika ...

A review of four years’ worth of medical records finds far greater numbers of microcephaly cases from before the ongoing Zika virus epidemic than had been officially reported. Kerry served as The ...

13, 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 ...

Microcephaly and other congenital malformations ... we must administer paracetamol and pain-relief medications for those affected.” Zika virus, also known as Zika fever is usually transmitted ...

It has spread all through the world and is a recurring infection. Zika virus in pregnant women may cause microcephaly (a condition in which the head is significantly smaller due to abnormal brain ...