Severe Cerebral Damage Noted on Imaging in Children With Zika Virus
Findings seen in 23 children with congenital infection, presumably associated with Zika virus.
Findings seen in 23 children with congenital infection, presumably associated with Zika virus.
After a rigorous review of evidence, the CDC has confirmed that Zika virus causes microcephaly and other fetal brain abnormalities.
Researchers in Brazil detect symptoms similar to multiple sclerosis.
But agency still asks those who’ve possibly been exposed to the virus to forgo giving blood right now.
AXL highly expressed by human radial glia, brain capillaries, and microglia in developing human cortex.
Virus expected to become active in some parts of the southern United States in early summer.
Researchers found that 31% of respondents believe that Zika is transmitted through coughing and sneezing.
Given the possibility of limited local transmission of Zika virus in the continental United States, pediatricians should be familiar with Zika virus infection.
Standard Precautions should be used in labor and delivery to minimize the risk of transmission.
The results suggest that one person carried the virus into the Americas in 2013.