Epidemiologist warns that virus may affect not only the eyes and central nervous systems of foetuses,but may also cause swelling and death in the wombDoctors fear that the Zika virus may pose a greater threat to unborn babies than previously thought, after tests on a stillborn girl in Brazil confirmed that she had the infection.
The baby girl was delivered at 32 weeks after she died in the womb from a devastating combination of developmental problems that left her with a small head, and nearly no brain tissue and severe swelling throughout her body.
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Source: theguardian.com