New findings point to Zika as the culprit behind babies' brain damage - The Washington Post
The body of evidence linking the Zika virus to devastating health effects on women and unborn babies grew significantly stronger Friday as new studies from two continents detailed how the pathogen could attack fetal brain development as well as trigger complications at any stage of pregnancy.
In one study, a team of U.S. researchers identified a probable mechanism for how the Zika virus can cause microcephaly, in which children are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains. The rare condition has surfaced in hundreds of babies in Brazil, the epicenter of a Zika outbreak that has spread to three dozen countries and territories, primarily in the Americas.
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