Zika virus

Digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Virus particles are colored blue. By CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith Public Domain In a little over a year since it was first reported in Brazil, Zika virus has gone from a little-known…

The Zika virus has lately been a global focus due to its connection to deformities in newborns. A recent report by the CDC has bolstered the suspicion that Zika is sexually transmittable from men to women, which was previously only supported by a handful…

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.…