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Zika virus has been officially linked to babies born with a birth defect known as microcephaly - which causes abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains, according to US health officials.
The problems caused by microcephaly often last for the whole of the babies’ lives and in the most severe cases, microcephaly can be life threatening.
Virologists from KU Leuven in Belgium, have shown that an experimental antiviral drug against hepatitis C slows down the development of Zika in mice.
The research team was led by Professor Johan Neyts from the Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy.
“The Zika virus is transmitted by the tiger mosquito,” said Professor Neyts. "Roughly twenty percent of the people who are infected actually get sick.
“The most common symptoms, which last about a week, are fever, fatigue, joint and muscle pain, rash, and red eyes. A small number of infected people go on to develop Guillain-Barr? Syndrome, which causes muscle weakness and temporary paralysis. In some cases, the patient needs to be put on a ventilator.”
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/...patitis-c-drug
The problems caused by microcephaly often last for the whole of the babies’ lives and in the most severe cases, microcephaly can be life threatening.
Virologists from KU Leuven in Belgium, have shown that an experimental antiviral drug against hepatitis C slows down the development of Zika in mice.
The research team was led by Professor Johan Neyts from the Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy.
“The Zika virus is transmitted by the tiger mosquito,” said Professor Neyts. "Roughly twenty percent of the people who are infected actually get sick.
“The most common symptoms, which last about a week, are fever, fatigue, joint and muscle pain, rash, and red eyes. A small number of infected people go on to develop Guillain-Barr? Syndrome, which causes muscle weakness and temporary paralysis. In some cases, the patient needs to be put on a ventilator.”
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/...patitis-c-drug