Jul 6, 2022 · Microcephaly is an uncommon condition whose causes can be genetic or environmental (related to toxicity, radiation or infection). It is defined as a condition at birth in which the newborn's …

Mar 8, 2016 · Zika fever is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus (ZIKV) and transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquitoes infected with ZIKV. The disease is mainly characterized by a …

La microcefalia es una afección muy poco frecuente, cuyas causas pueden ser genéticas o ambientales (tóxicas, radiaciones o infecciosas). Se define como una condición al nacer en la que la …

Microcephaly: head circumference below -2 standard deviations for gestational age and sex, measured at 24 hours post-partum according to the standardized reference; OR Other congenital malformation …

Feb 11, 2015 · The update also reported in ophthalmological findings in three children with microcephaly and on emerging evidence of vertical transmission of Zika virus, detected in four cases of congenital …

In 2015 and 2016, the word Zika evoked fear in pregnant women living or traveling to tropical areas of the Americas. In countries where the mosquito-borne disease spread, babies of some infected …

Mar 25, 2016 · Research is being done to determine what effects Zika can have on fetuses. On 28 November 2015, the Ministry of Health of Brazil established a relationship between an increase in …

Aug 30, 2016 · This Rapid Advice Guideline updates the Interim Guidance on the “Assessment of infants with microcephaly in the context of Zika virus” published in February 2016 (WHO/ZIKV/MOC/16.3). …

Jan 9, 2023 · With regard to complications from the disease, WHO also warned that pregnant women are particularly susceptible to its effects, since it can lead to congenital malformations, such as …

Sep 15, 2016 · Brasilia/Washington, September 15, 2016 (PAHO/WHO)—The microcephaly epidemic reported in Brazil in 2015 is the result of congenital Zika virus infection from mother to child, …