Zika’s life-threatening birth defects you DIDN’T know about 

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 found they had a range of neurological impairments including small skulls and brains. Many also had an underdeveloped cerebellum, the … Read more

Men can spread Zika virus sexually even if they have no symptoms, study finds

   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 the virus may spread sexually from a man to a woman even if the man had no symptoms of Zika … Read more