Zika virus causes birth defects: US Scientists

Q.  CDC has confirmed a link between birth defects and which virus?
- Published on 15 Apr 16

a. Avian
b. SARs
c. Middle East
d. Zika

ANSWER: Zika
 
Mosquito borne Zika virus causes birth defects including a syndrome where babies are born with exceptionally small heads called microcephaly. Scientists at the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention have found Zika virus is the cause of microcephaly and other severe detail brain defects.
  • Study marks a turning point in the Zika virus because till now there was no single piece of evidence that offered conclusive proof
  • Zika virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947
  • Symptoms have been mild including fever, joint pain and rashes.
  • Zika was first identified in Brazil in early 2015; the country confirmed 907 cases of microcephaly.

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