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Study associates Zika to more extensive birth defects
Liz Szabo, USA TODAY 2:07 p.m. EST February 25, 2016
AP BRAZIL ZIKA CDC I BRA
The Zika virus may cause more extensive birth defects throughout the body than scientists previously thought, according to a new study released Thursday.
Health officials have said growing evidence links Zika to microcephaly, a condition where babies are born with abnormally small heads and incomplete brain development. The new study associates the virus with damage to tissue outside the central nervous system for the first time.
Scientists found a stillborn Brazilian baby with microcephaly suffered from an almost complete loss of brain tissue and severe tissue swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body, according to the study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
It's not clear whether other babies with microcephaly could develop similar problems, authors of the study said.
“These findings raise concerns that the virus may cause severe damage to fetuses leading to stillbirths and may be associated with effects other than those seen in the central nervous system,” said coauthor Albert Ko, chair of the department of epidemiology of microbial diseases at the Yale School of Public Health.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...body/80850442/
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Study: Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...d-fetal-demise
Liz Szabo, USA TODAY 2:07 p.m. EST February 25, 2016
AP BRAZIL ZIKA CDC I BRA
The Zika virus may cause more extensive birth defects throughout the body than scientists previously thought, according to a new study released Thursday.
Health officials have said growing evidence links Zika to microcephaly, a condition where babies are born with abnormally small heads and incomplete brain development. The new study associates the virus with damage to tissue outside the central nervous system for the first time.
Scientists found a stillborn Brazilian baby with microcephaly suffered from an almost complete loss of brain tissue and severe tissue swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body, according to the study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
It's not clear whether other babies with microcephaly could develop similar problems, authors of the study said.
“These findings raise concerns that the virus may cause severe damage to fetuses leading to stillbirths and may be associated with effects other than those seen in the central nervous system,” said coauthor Albert Ko, chair of the department of epidemiology of microbial diseases at the Yale School of Public Health.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...body/80850442/
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See also:
Study: Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise
https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...d-fetal-demise