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Heartbreaking images reveal the reality of the Zika virus as infected babies reach their first birthdays
Heartbreaking images reveal the reality of the Zika virus as infected babies reach their first birthdays
Doctors are finally understanding how the tots can be treated following outbreak of the virus two years agoClick to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)THE heartbreaking reality of Brazil's Zika outbreak is revealed in a series of pictures released as the first babies infected turn one.Thousands of babies were infected in the womb with the mosquito-borne virus as it flourished in South America two years ago.AP:Associated Press 10 More than 2,000 Brazilian babies have suffered disabilities as a result of the Zika virusAP:Associated Press 10 Many of them are now celebrating their first birthdaysAP:Associated Press 10 The condition caused many of the affected babied to be born with abnormally small skullsAP:Associated Press 10 Scientists were only able to make the connection between mosquito-borne Zika and the health concerns when a spate of babies born with disabilities occurred around two years agoScientists were at first unaware of the link between deformities in newborns and the virus.
furthermore jamaicaobserver
St Lucia records increase in GBS even as Zika virus cases decline
St Lucia records increase in GBS even as Zika virus cases decline
CASTRIES, St Lucia, (CMC) — St Lucia says it has recorded an increase in the number of the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) even as the island notes a decreasing trend in the number of cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.The Ministry of Health said that the Zika virus, which was first confirmed here this year "reached a peak towards the middle of June 2016 and has been decreasing ever since".But it said that evidence of new infections of Zika virus diseases continues with occasional spikes in the number of cases and that the island remains on "high alert" for the complications of the Zika virus.
by the same token on arstechnica
What happens during a Zika virus infection?
What happens during a Zika virus infection?
Zika virus, transmitted by mosquitos and sexual contact, causes fevers, rashes, headaches, and, most concerning, microcephaly in babies born to infected mothers.The current outbreak of Zika in the Americas has left us struggling to find ways to contain the virus.Unfortunately, the actual dynamics of infection, replication, and shedding of this virus are poorly understood.
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