To know 8 facts about Zika virus
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 31-01-2016
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When pregnant women are infected with Zika, the unborn child is at risk, says Hotez. "We are seeing illness when it strikes women who are pregnant, and it's producing a horrific effect of microcephaly," he says. "We don't know when in pregnancy the consequences are greatest." Microcephaly may cause mental retardation, as well as delays in speech, movement, and growth.