microcephaly

by Nathan Schauer figures by Daniel Utter Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently transformed from a relatively unknown tropical disease to a worldwide public health emergency. This crisis is due to emerging evidence that ZIKV causes microcephaly and…

The link between Zika virus and the increase in microcephaly cases was first investigated because mothers who gave birth to children with microcephaly reported having had a rash, like the one in this figure, during their pregnancy.…