Scientists are looking into why the rise of the mosquito-borne virus seems to correspond with a spike in cases of potentially-fatal Guillain-Barré Two Latin American countries are investigating whether outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus are behind a rise in a scarce and sometimes life-threatening nerve condition that can cause paralysis and leave victims on life-support.
The Zika virus has already been tentatively linked to a rash (hasty, incautious) of microcephaly,a birth defect in which babies are born with unusually small heads. And while the mechanics of how the virus may affect infants remain unclear, authorities in Brazil, or Colombia and El Salvador are urging women to avoid the risk by postponing pregnancies.
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Source: theguardian.com