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(Photo: Ian Smith) CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST COLLEGE STATION, Texas – According to the Texas Department of State and Health Services, there have been 237 cases of Zika in the state and three cases …

Microcephaly Fact sheetUpdated 14 October 2016 Key facts Microcephaly is a condition where a baby is born with a small head or the head stops growing after birth. Microcephaly is a rare condition. One baby …

Revealed: Zika’s life-threatening birth defects you DIDN’T know about The mosquito-borne Zika virus can lead to extensive birth defects that go beyond microcephaly, a Brazilian study suggests. Researchers studied 11 babies diagnosed with Zika and …

   A Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, sprays pesticide in Miami Beach, Florida. The Zika virus is carried by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images New Zika research released on Friday has found that …

  Everyone fears of being struck down by a contagious and deadly disease. The Ebola scare has taken its toll from various populations. The last thing anyone needs to hear is for another disease to …