Health experts are warning about a tropical disease spread by midges and mosquitoes, recently detected in US travelers ...

For the first time, Zika virus was associated with the serious complication of microcephaly and other fetal malformations. As a result, in 2016, the WHO declared a public health emergency and U. S.

This PBS special was originally broadcast in August 2016 during the outbreak of Zika virus. It is being rebroadcast now in light of the current novel coronavirus/COVID 19 crisis. The public health ...

Feb. 21, 2025 — Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta ...

As the tunnels develop and connect neighboring cells, a path opens for the virus to invade new cells." "Zika is the only virus in its family, which includes dengue and West Nile viruses among ...

A surge of infections from a tropical virus is raising alarm among public health officials because it appears to be causing birth defects similar to those associated with Zika virus. Known as ...

Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes. For most people it is a very mild infection and isn’t harmful but it may be more serious for pregnant women HOLIDAY makers heading across the ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

Zika is at the centre of a global health emergency and there are fears that the virus could spread around the world. The disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes but is also transmitted through sex.

Stealth virus: Zika virus builds tunnels to covertly infect cells of the placenta. ScienceDaily . Retrieved March 20, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 02 / 250221125338.htm ...

Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes. For most people it is a very mild infection and isn’t harmful but it may be more serious for pregnant women ©News Group Newspapers Limited in ...