Zika can cause microcephaly, a rare but devastating birth defect.
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The virus is known to cause a severe birth defect.
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Because of a birth defect, he was unable to walk.
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CDC CONFIRMS ZIKA CAUSES BIRTH DEFECT: Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday that they have officially concluded that the Zika virus causes the serious birth defect known as microcephaly.
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Psevedourou, who limps due to a birth defect, escaped on foot.
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Officers believe that he was abandoned because of the birth defect.
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They had no idea what had caused this rare birth defect.
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In Brazil, Zika has been linked to a rare birth defect.
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"Sarcasm is my birth defect," Ms. Sidibe, now 33, said recently.
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It's a birth defect that leads to underdeveloped brains and smaller heads.
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For pregnant women, an infection could cause microcephaly, a serious birth defect.
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It's the only known mosquito-borne disease to cause a birth defect.
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Microcephaly is a birth defect associated with undersized heads and developmental problems.
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Josef discloses, for example, the existence of a life-threatening birth defect.
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It is the only mosquito-borne virus ever linked to a birth defect.
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In other words, the birth defect registry program may now be at risk.
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I contracted a staph infection from a corrective surgery for the birth defect.
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Microcephaly is one, and the most physiologically noticeable, birth defect linked to Zika.
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Zika has also been linked to a spike in the birth defect microcephaly.
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Ali has gastroschisis, a rare birth defect involving the intestines and, often, other organs.
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Normally, about 150 cases of the birth defect are reported in Brazil each year.
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The birth defect is marked by babies born with brain abnormalities and undersized heads.
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Like many other intersex people, I was told that I had a birth defect.
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The virus has been linked to an incurable and often devastating neurological birth defect.
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"That is clearly a birth defect," said Thomas Hechtfischer of shareholder rights group DSW.
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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice compared slavery to a birth defect on Sunday.
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Also, one of our children was born with a birth defect, another was adopted.
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" I'm glad to now have a "rare genetic condition" instead of a "birth defect.
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I had been born with a birth defect of two fingers being stuck together.
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It was a shock at 16 weeks to learn of her daughter's rare birth defect.
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Turns out, the birth defect microcephaly isn't, and never was, being caused by a virus.
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A simple explanation of the disturbing birth defect that may be linked with Zika virus
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Congenital heart disease is the number one birth defect, affecting about 40,000 children each year.
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Some see Down syndrome as a biological problem, a birth defect in need of fixing.
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It has been linked to birth defect microcephaly and to neurological disease Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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The winner last year was Quasi Modo, who had short spine syndrome, a birth defect.
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Zika has been linked to a spike in microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil.
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One of the most serious complications from the virus can cause the birth defect microcephaly.
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Microcephaly is a rare birth defect where a child is born with an abnormally small head.
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It can cause the rare birth defect microcephaly, marked by abnormally small heads and developmental problems.
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The rare birth defect is marked by unusually small head size and potentially severe developmental problems.
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Despite his birth defect, LJ goes to school and plays with friends, so she answered no.
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While surgery can repair the problem in most cases, the birth defect can be life-threatening.
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You might learn of a birth defect when it's too late to do anything about it.
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Every member of the family was at a stand still because of an innocent birth defect.
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This is a common birth defect in which one or both feet are grotesquely turned inward.
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When Whitman was a newborn, doctors discovered she was born with a birth defect called dysplasia.
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The birth defect that put her in the hospital had already left her with several damaged organs.
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The findings build on previous research into the impact the virus-related birth defect has on vision.
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In February, it was not known that the virus was the cause of the neurological birth defect.
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KISS frontman Paul Stanley is opening up about why a birth defect pushed him to chase stardom.
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Dubrow also clarified that the show is not deriding anyone who was born with a birth defect.
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To avoid a breakdown later in life, the euro's big birth defect will have to be fixed.
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Before Zika, few states tracked microcephaly, so the CDC doled out funding to create birth defect registries.
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At worst, he'll have a genetic birth defect that could cause him to struggle for every breath.
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Zika has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil.
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Chan underscored that scientists are still working to determine causality between the virus and the birth defect.
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Microcephaly is a birth defect where a baby's head is abnormally small and brain development is incomplete.
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I'm also paranoid I'd miscarry, have a baby with a birth defect, or somehow hurt the child.
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His lab uses mice, too, in this case to study the mechanism that causes the birth defect.
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The chemicals have been linked to breast cancer in women and hypospadias, a birth defect in boys.
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The birth defect is marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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The virus can have devastating consequences for a fetus, including the birth defect microcephaly and other neurological deficits.
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Bladder exstrophy is a birth defect that causes the bladder and parts around it to form inside-out.
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If contracted by pregnant women, the virus can lead to a rare and devastating birth defect called microcephaly.
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The disease, transmitted by mosquitoes, has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities.
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The complication was caused by a birth defect, which left Church's topmost rib too close to his collarbone.
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This birth defect was often found after the mother had Zika virus-like symptoms early in the pregnancy.
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One other baby was born with a birth defect to a Zika-infected mother in Hawaii last month.
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The virus has been linked to the devastating birth defect microcephaly, which prevents fetus' brains from developing properly.
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About 9 percent of the affected children had a neurological problem, while 85033 percent had a birth defect.
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Zika, a virus known to cause the birth defect microcephaly, first began spreading in Puerto Rico in December.
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Diaz has a severe form of spina bifida, a birth defect that kept her spine from developing properly.
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"We cannot say for certain whether these infections would lead to a birth defect in mice," he said.
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Dawson was born with a rare birth defect called Poland Syndrome, which affected the development of her right hand.
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The virus has been spreading across the Americas and causes the birth defect microcephaly when pregnant women are infected.
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The virus can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by abnormally small head size and developmental problems in babies.
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She suffered from prune belly syndrome, a rare birth defect marked by urinary tract problems and weak abdominal muscles.
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Because of his birth defect, Milo spent the first weeks of his life army-crawling around Oliver and Friends.
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Spina bifida is a neural birth defect that can cause leg, bladder and bowel damage in infants and children.
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Pregnant women are most at risk from Zika, which can cause a rare birth defect in fetuses called microcephaly.
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If Zika is indeed the culprit of this devastating birth defect, there will be many more questions to answer.
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The virus can penetrate the womb in pregnant women, causing a rare but crippling birth defect known as microcephaly.
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Pfizer had previously prevailed in two trials involving Zoloft birth-defect claims in state courts in Philadelphia and Missouri.
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Microcephaly is a typically rare birth defect marked by unusually small head size, signaling a problem with brain development.
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About 110 pregnant women have contracted Zika, which has been shown to cause a severe birth defect called microcephaly.
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The case could be the first one reported in the United States linking the birth defect with the virus.
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The virus poses a risk to pregnant women because it can cause a severe birth defect known as microcephaly.
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However, it can cause the birth defect microcephaly in babies born to women who catch the virus while pregnant.
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However, much remains unknown about Zika, including whether the virus actually causes the rare birth defect microcephaly in babies.
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That means we're also bound to see babies with microcephaly, the birth defect Zika causes, from cases originating here.
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Dr. Thomas Frieden, the agency's director, said that scientists were still studying the connection between Zika and the birth defect.
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The illness has been associated with microcephaly, a birth defect characterized by an usually small head and potential developmental problems.
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However, the virus can penetrate the womb in pregnant women, causing a rare but crippling birth defect known as microcephaly.
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Zika can cause a birth defect called microcephaly, which results in developmental problems in infants and an abnormally sized head.
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Congenital heart disease is "by far" the most common "birth defect among mothers that have obesity and diabetes," Artal said.
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Ana Sophia has microcephaly, a rare birth defect marked by small head size that signifies arrested brain development during gestation.
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The recommendations single out partners of pregnant women because the virus has been linked to the neurological birth defect microcephaly.
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The virus has been associated with microcephaly, a birth defect characterized by an unusually small head and potential developmental problems.
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Zika has not been proven to cause the birth defect microcephaly, but there is growing evidence that suggests a link.
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Due to a congenital birth defect, Katy Sullivan was born without legs — and she's rocked prosthetics since her wee years.
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The syndrome — named for the surgeon Alfred Poland — usually involves a rare birth defect, an underdeveloped or missing pectoral muscle.
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Zika, which has no known cure, has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly, characterised by an abnormally small head.
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Zika, linked to numerous cases of the birth defect microcephaly in Brazil, is spreading rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect marked by an abnormally small head.
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Several of the cases include pregnant women, which is worrisome considering Zika has been linked with a birth defect called microcephaly.
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Zika virus has been linked to infants born with microcephaly (a birth defect in which babies are born with smaller heads).
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She noted that doctors said Tyra was born with a birth defect that could cause her to throw up her milk.
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Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly and other neurological deficits in babies born to mothers who were infected while pregnant.
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And one of them is pregnant, which is a big concern since Zika can lead to a birth defect in children.
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The virus has been linked to the devastating birth defect microcephaly, which prevents the brain of a fetus from developing properly.
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Name the mosquito-transmitted virus that can cause a severe birth defect and that was recently detected in Puerto Rico. 7.
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Zika, linked to numerous cases of the birth defect micocephaly in Brazil, is spreading rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Zika's danger seems confined to pregnant women, whose unborn babies may be at risk for a severe birth defect called microcephaly.
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Of the 13 infants, 11 gradually developed the birth defect microcephaly, or abnormally small head size, in the months following birth.
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Zika has been associated with the birth defect microcephaly and Guillain-Barre, a rare syndrome where the immune system attacks nerves.
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The birth defect has long been associated with the disease but this is the strongest confirmation of their connection thus far.
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The birth defect has long been associated with the disease, but this is the strongest confirmation of a connection thus far.
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Rice, who often speaks out on race issues, has made the comparison between slavery and a birth defect in the past.
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The virus can cause a severe birth defect called microcephaly, however, which leaves infants with abnormally small heads and brain problems.
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The birth defect lawsuits accounted for roughly half of the nearly 700 cases filed in nationwide product liability litigation over Zoloft.
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President Obama has called for nearly $2 billion to fight the Zika virus, which causes a severe birth defect called microcephaly.
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Of the 1,000, 51 or about 5 percent had babies or a fetus with one or more Zika-related birth defect.
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Now it's affected more than a million people and counting, and it's been linked to a debilitating birth defect called microcephaly.
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The birth defect, called gastroschisis, happens early in a mother's pregnancy when the walls of the baby's abdomen don't develop properly.
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The Stress Sweet Spot The Truth About My Father My Not-So-Bad Birth Defect The World Cup Isn't About Football.
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A birth defect called spina bifida, for example, occurs when a portion of a fetus's neural tube fails to seal properly.
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It's a birth defect in which one or both feet are bent inward at odd angles, making it difficult to walk.
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The disease is known to cause a severe birth defect called microcephaly, in which infants are born with abnormally small brains.
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The other, she says, had developed a severe case of spina bifida, a birth defect that impairs the development of the spine.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that Zika virus infection in pregnant women can cause the birth defect microcephaly.
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Hailey was born with Poland syndrome, a birth defect that caused her to be born missing three fingers on her right hand.
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U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size.
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The project began when Lallier heard about the pup, who was born with a birth defect that rendered her back legs useless.
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Zika can be especially devastating for pregnant women because the infection can cause the devastating birth defect microcephaly and other neurological deficits.
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Quasi Modo, a mix with a spinal birth defect that took the crown in 2015, has a name to match her hunchback.
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The birth defect known as microcephaly has been widely publicized since public health officials connected it to the virus earlier this year.
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Brazilian researchers have pointed to a suspected link between pregnant women's infection with the virus and a rare birth defect in babies.
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Currently, it's estimated that millions of people in South America are infected with the disease, which can cause the birth defect microcephaly.
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Pregnant women should be particularly cautious, as the virus has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect that can affect brain development.
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The rescue cat was born with an Imperforate Anus, a birth defect which caused her to come into this world sans butthole.
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It was not until the 19th week of her pregnancy that signs of the birth defect first showed up on an ultrasound.
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The Zika virus is believed to be linked to a birth defect known as microcephaly that can cause developmental problems in children.
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In Brazil, 49 babies born with suspected Zika-associated microcephaly, a birth defect that causes abnormal head and brain development, have died.
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Pregnant women, especially, have more to worry about: The virus has now been linked to both microcephaly (a birth defect) and miscarriages.
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In the United States, the first baby with a birth defect linked to Zika was born on May 31 in New Jersey.
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Hypospadias is a birth defect leading to a malformed urethra; one in every 200 boys is born with some type of hypospadias.
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The numbers reflect a sharp increase in rates of the rare birth defect, proving that microcephaly was not occurring primarily in Brazil.
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Zika is suspected to have a causal relation with clusters of microcephaly, a birth defect, in Brazil, according to the World Health Organization.
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The big fear is that a mosquito carrying Zika could bite a pregnant woman, and her baby could develop a devastating birth defect.
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" How Disability Affected Her Career "I was born with a birth defect, but didn't end up losing my leg until I was 17.
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Sonny has a birth defect called craniosynostosis, which prevents his skull from growing the appropriate amount to allow his brain to fully develop.
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The Zika outbreak, a mosquito-born illness linked to a dangerous birth defect called microcephaly, now affects more than 30 countries and territories.
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Economists say concerns about the birth defect could dent the Singapore government's efforts to boost the number of babies born to its citizens.
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A serious birth defect is appearing in maternity wards with increasing frequency, and experts do not know why, federal researchers reported on Thursday.
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In Brazil, a huge spike in the birth defect followed the arrival of Zika last year, leading scientists to strongly suspect a link.
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Heart defects were the most common birth defect, followed by flaws in the genital organs, limbs, urinary system, digestive system and nervous system.
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But among pregnant women, there is evidence Zika virus can cause microcephaly, a rare birth defect characterized by incomplete brain development in babies.
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Earlier this week, a Zika-infected infant was born with the severe birth defect called microcephaly, which prevents babies' brains from fully developing.
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Health authorities say that when contracted by pregnant women, Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities in babies.
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She had a fatal birth defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome, in which the main pumping chamber of the heart does not develop.
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Mosaic trisomy 9 is a chromosomal birth defect, in which the ninth chromosome appears three times rather than twice in the body's cells.
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Like the birth defect known as microcephaly, Guillain-Barré is suspected to be linked with Zika, although the connection is not yet definitive.
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The country is waging the world's most serious battle against Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that is linked to the birth defect microcephaly.
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He was born almost two years ago in mid-coast Maine with a birth defect that left his throat unconnected to his stomach.
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If the patient is pregnant, the wait can be particularly stressful, however, because Zika appears to be tied to microcephaly, a serious birth defect.
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There is no known vaccine or medicine for Zika, and it can cause a birth defect called microcephaly that results in abnormal brain development.
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Daryle, 18, was diagnosed with microcephaly, a debilitating birth defect that has been linked to the Zika virus, the day after he was born.
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In the most recent case, the woman had Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome, which is a birth defect that results in a missing uterus.
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The surge of a rare birth defect concurrent with the spread of the Zika virus has revived the struggle over Brazil's restrictive abortion laws.
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The mosquito-borne virus has prompted worldwide concern because of a link to a birth defect and its rapid spread, including in South America.
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The mosquito-borne virus is linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect characterised by an unusually small head size and potentially severe developmental problems.
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The two cases of the birth defect marked by a small head were the first in Southeast Asia, following Zika outbreaks in the Americas.
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Among the dangers of the mosquito-born disease is microcephaly, a rare birth defect which is marked by abnormally small heads and developmental problems.
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In Brazil, Zika has been linked to a spike in cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains.
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Zika can cause a range of birth complications, most notably microcephaly, a severe birth defect characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development.
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Zika infection in pregnant women has been shown to be a cause of the birth defect microcephaly and other serious brain abnormalities in babies.
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Specifically, Zika has been linked to a terrible birth defect called microcephaly, which causes babies' heads and brains to stop growing to full size.
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The first baby in the continental United States with the Zika-linked birth defect microcephaly was born Tuesday in New Jersey, according to reports.
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The study is among the first to reliably estimate the rate of this birth defect, called microcephaly, in a population widely infected with Zika.
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Zika, which has been linked to numerous cases of the birth defect microcephaly in Brazil, has spread rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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To test if the man was legit, Dobbs sent him a picture of his hands and asked him to identify his congenital birth defect.
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Moderna is also working on a cytomegalovirus vaccine that Bancel said can address "the No. 1 cause of birth defect" in the United States.
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You lay bare your medical history: There was the arm I fractured while sledding, and the lung that collapsed because of a birth defect.
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But because of her spina bifida, a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don't form properly, she's in a wheelchair.
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Zika has caused alarm throughout the Americas since cases of the birth defect microcephaly were reported in Brazil, the country hardest hit by the outbreak.
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Holland and his team had been studying microcephaly, a birth defect sometimes caused by Zika that results in a smaller-than-usual head and brain.
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Among the things Congress has managed to not do this year is allocate money for responding to the mosquito-borne, birth-defect-causing disease Zika.
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The CDC wants to prevent sexual transmission of Zika, which has been linked to a devastating birth defect and possibly also to miscarriages and stillbirths.
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The virus has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect in which a pregnant women's unborn fetus develops with a smaller-than-usual head size.
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Specifically, the virus has been tied to an increased incidence of a birth defect known as microcephaly, which is a sign of incomplete brain development.
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Spain has recorded its first case of a baby born with the microcephaly birth defect associated to the Zika virus, health authorities said on Monday.
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What's more, the birth defect rate hasn't dropped in decades, and it might actually be set to increase as diabetes and obesity reach epidemic proportions.
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This declaration was largely based on evidence linking Zika to a birth defect known as microcephaly, marked by babies having small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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But then last year, researchers began seeing cases of a usually rare but cruel birth defect balloon in tandem with a Zika outbreak in Brazil.
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For instance, if a doctor finds a birth defect or a fetus with severe disabilities, he or she can opt not to tell the parents.
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According to the World Health Organization, there is a strong scientific consensus that the Zika virus can cause the rare birth defect microcephaly in newborns.
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There has also been an increase in cases of the neurological syndrome, along with a birth defect called microcephaly, in other areas with Zika outbreaks.
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Women who are worried about microcephaly affecting their children, the rare and serious birth defect linked to some Zika cases in Brazil, face few options.
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We rapid-rewind past Samuel's death and the news that he had a fatal birth defect, to April and Jackson dancing to celebrate the pregnancy.
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Zika, a mosquito-borne disease, is known to cause a severe birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies are born with abnormally small brains.
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Brazil is an epicenter of the rapidly spreading Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease that Brazilian scientists say is linked to a rare birth defect.
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In women who are pregnant, this exposes the fetus to the risk of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains.
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Zika infection in pregnant women can cause a birth defect called microcephaly, where the baby's head is too small and the brain doesn't fully develop.
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While the birth defect continues to be most common in mothers under the age of 20, the largest increase in cases occurred in older mothers.
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Mitochondrial transfer, for one, is intended for a woman whose genetic makeup makes it likely she will bear a child with a severe birth defect.
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That could explain higher rates of severe Zika side effects, such as the birth defect microcephaly, in areas such as Brazil, where dengue is common.
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Recently, two parents with a child who had the same birth defect, fibular hemimelia, went to one of his races to better understand potential solutions.
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Mosquito bites can transmit Zika, a virus that can cause a severe birth defect called microcephaly, in which babies are born with abnormally small heads.
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But Mulvaney exaggerated the uncertainty around the link between the birth defect microcephaly and Zika to cast doubt on the need for Zika research funding.
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For the study, the CDC examined data from existing birth defect surveillance systems in 15 U.S. jurisdictions to look for birth defects possibly associated with Zika.
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Natasha Fuller is a student in her class who suffered from prune belly syndrome, a rare birth defect marked by urinary problems and weak abdominal muscles.
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The Zika virus has been shown to cause a rare birth defect known to result in babies born with abnormally small heads and other neurological problems.
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Brazil, the hardest-hit country, has reported around 3,700 cases of the devastating birth defect called microcephaly that are strongly suspected to be related to Zika.
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The virus, which is linked to the microcephaly birth defect, can actually lead to a number of different conditions in babies, including premature birth and blindness.
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The health minister last week said Colombia is reconsidering its own forecast of babies likely to be born with the rare birth defect linked to Zika.
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Pregnant women are most at risk because the virus can cause the devastating birth defect microcephaly and other neurological deficits that require a lifetime of care.
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The connection between Zika and microcephaly first came to light last year in Brazil, which has since confirmed more than 2,200 cases of the birth defect.
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More seriously, Zika has been linked the birth defect microcephaly, as well as Guillain-Barré, a rare syndrome in which the immune system attacks the nerves.
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Global health authorities suspect the mosquito-borne Zika virus has caused a spike in Brazil of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by an abnormally small head.
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Microcephaly is a rare birth defect that has been linked, in Brazil in particular, to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is spreading in Southeast Asia.
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Zika, carried by mosquitoes, has been linked to a spike in microcephaly, a rare birth defect, as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause paralysis.
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While most people experience mild symptoms, Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which the head and brain are undersized.
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Two months ago, the CDC confirmed that the Zika virus can cause microcephaly, a birth defect that leads to babies being born with abnormally small heads.
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The connection between Zika and microcephaly first came to light last year in Brazil, which has since confirmed more than 2,000 cases of the birth defect.
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During that time, 2.5 percent of children were born with a major birth defect like limb problems, cleft lips or palates, spina bifida or heart defects.
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It has been determined that Zika is a cause of microcephaly, a rare birth defect characterized by unusually small head size and potentially severe developmental problems.
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The ongoing Zika outbreak was first detected last year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of the birth defect microcephaly.
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A baby girl born to a mother infected with the Zika virus in New Jersey has a birth defect linked to the disease, hospital officials say.
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It was before doctors had determined that the virus could cause microcephaly, a birth defect in which children have malformed heads and severely stunted brain development.
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Rising prevalence of serious birth defect According to the CDC, less than 2,000 babies are typically born with the defect each year in the United States.
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"The (birth defect) rate might differ in other populations, depending on whether it's your first Zika infection or your second," he told Reuters Health by phone.
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The ongoing Zika outbreak was first detected last year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 2.63,700 cases of the birth defect microcephaly.
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Brazilian authorities in November linked Zika to a surge in babies born with microcephaly, a birth defect that seriously limits a child's mental and physical abilities.
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CHD is the most common type of birth defect, occurring in 2628 percent of all births or about 28503,22019 babies each year in the United States.
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Of those with Zika now, 1 in 10 is a pregnant woman, putting the babies at risk of a lifelong birth defect caused by the virus.
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To date, Mexico has reported a total of 3,268 locally acquired cases of the Zika virus, which has also been linked to the birth defect microcephaly.
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Thailand just reported two cases of newborns with Zika-related microcephaly, the first time the birth defect has been linked to the virus in Southeast Asia.
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Suddenly, Zika appeared to be doing things no one thought it could do — like (possibly) causing microcephaly, a birth defect characterized by shrunken heads, in infants.
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But health officials are most concerned by its potential link to microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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Health officials there wanted to see if there was an association with the virus and the birth defect, said Dr. Sherif Zaki, chief of infectious disease pathology.
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Balancing fear and science Evidence linking the mosquito-borne Zika virus to the birth defect microcephaly, other fetal malformations and possibly miscarriages is growing by the day.
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Researchers are still trying to pin down the relationship between a typically rare birth defect and the virus; our reporters explain in detail how doctors connected them.
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Raniya's birth defect caused headaches for months, prosecutor says Raniya's brain had an "arteriovenous malformation," or AVM -- a tangling of vessels connecting arteries and veins, Stone said.
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Image: APThe US Centers for Disease Control has released a sobering new study detailing the birth defect rates among pregnant American women infected by the Zika virus.
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She experienced a fever and rash, both symptoms of the mosquito-borne disease, which is known to cause the devastating birth defect microcephaly and other neurological disorders.
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It's been found in the brains of babies with the birth defect who died within 24 hours of being born and in an aborted fetus with microcephaly.
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First detected in Brazil last year, Zika can cause the rare birth defect microcephaly, marked by abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains, when pregnant women are infected.
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The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been shown to attack fetal brain cells and cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains.
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According to the Brazil Ministry of Health, during an approximately 11-week period from November to January, 270 babies were born with a birth defect called microcephaly.
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It all started with a new patient who had an atrial septal defect: a birth defect that causes a small hole in between the heart's upper chambers.
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Mounting evidence supports a link between Zika and microcephaly, a birth defect that is a sign of incomplete brain development and possibly other problems, such as miscarriage.
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This clustering, say the researchers, strongly supports the proposed association between the virus and the birth defect, although the exact mechanism that's at work is still unknown.
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It has been linked to thousands of cases of microcephaly, a typically rare birth defect marked by unusually small head size which often indicates poor brain development.
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The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the number of cases of the birth defect nearly doubled from 1995 to 2005.
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Over the past year, Brazil has seen a sharp rise in reported cases of microcephaly — a birth defect characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development.
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The virus has been linked to thousands of cases of a birth defect known as microcephaly in babies of women who become infected with Zika while pregnant.
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Even more worryingly, there's evidence that Zika is linked to a terrible birth defect called microcephaly, which is characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development.
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A handful of cases of Zika - a mosquito-borne virus known to cause the birth defect microcephaly - have been recorded in Guyana, on South America's north coast.
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Several of those women are pregnant, which puts their babies at risk for a potentially life-threatening birth defect that scientists believe is caused by the virus.
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Brazilian health authorities have linked zika to a rise in the number of babies born with microcephaly, a birth defect that seriously limits mental and physical ability.
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Zika has been identified as the cause in many recent cases of microcephaly, a birth defect resulting in babies being born with small heads and developmental problems.
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Several of the women are pregnant, which puts their babies at risk for a potentially life-threatening birth defect that scientists believe is caused by the virus.
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However, during the most recent outbreak in South America, experts noticed a troubling connection between the disease and microcephaly, a devastating birth defect that affects babies' brains.
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Scientists have found a potential treatment option for Zika that may protect babies from developing a severe birth defect, according to a new study from Yale University.
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There's good reason to believe that Zika causes a severe birth defect called microcephaly, which is associated with abnormally small heads, underdeveloped brains, and reduced life expectancy.
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Yes, her first pregnancy, with Baby Christopher, a child born without a brain due to a genetic birth defect, is a major influence on this second one.
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However, for every study that suggests a birth defect risk associated with antidepressant use during pregnancy, there are more studies that have found these medications are safe, said Dr. Lee S. Cohen, director of the Center for Women's Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital, and author of a study that found that heart birth defect risk was associated with untreated depression among expecting mothers and not antidepressant use.
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The boy, who has not yet been named, was born with polymelia -- a rare congenital birth defect that results in extra limbs or organs, which are usually deformed.
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In Central and South America, the World Health Organization estimates the virus has infected 3 to 4 million people, fueling an uptick in a birth defect called microcephaly.
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Fighting Zika with science The start of this year brought the realization that the previously little-known Zika virus could cause a rare birth defect known as microcephaly.
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While the disease is normally mild, scientists suspect that when pregnant women are infected the virus can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by an abnormally small head.
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The WHO had earlier declared a public health emergency over the possibility that Zika was causing microcephaly, a birth defect associated with infants being born with shrunken heads.
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The virus can cause a rare birth defect, microcephaly, in newborns whose mothers have been infected, and is believed to be linked to Guillain-Barre syndrome in adults.
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Aimee Mullins, who had her legs amputated below the knee due to a birth defect, is a paralympian, actress, and model who's been the face of L'Oreal Paris.
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Doctors later determined that it caused a huge spike in birth defects, especially microcephaly, a birth defect in which the baby's head and brain do not develop properly.
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He quickly found a worthy cause: long-gap esophageal atresia, a birth defect in which babies are born with a gap in their esophagus greater than three centimeters.
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Since then, researchers have found the virus can cause a devastating birth defect, called microcephaly, in babies born to women who were infected with the virus during pregnancy.
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More ominously, the virus is strongly suspected of causing microcephaly, a rare and potentially deadly birth defect, as well as an adult neurological disorder called Guillain Barré Syndrome.
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The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to a rare birth defect known as microcephaly, and last year's outbreak prompted health officials to declare a global health emergency.
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The virus has been linked to a devastating birth defect called microcephaly in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and brains that have not developed properly.
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When LJ was on CMS, Stroud says, he received excellent care and was a contented, well-adjusted child, never thinking of himself as different despite his birth defect.
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The real concern is for pregnant women, because the virus has been linked to a serious birth defect called microcephaly, in which a baby's head is abnormally small.
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It targets developing nerve cells in fetuses and can lead to a birth defect called microcephaly, in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and brain damage.
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Health officials in the U.S., including CDC Director Tom Frieden, have reiterated that they cannot yet prove that Zika virus is linked to the "potentially devastating" birth defect.
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While Zika is not life-threatening to adults, it has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads.
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They know the risks are remote — first that she might have been bitten by an infected mosquito, and second that the infection might lead to a birth defect.
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It has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a typically rare birth defect marked by unusually small head size, signaling a problem with brain development.
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Northeast Brazil was the region with the most recorded cases of Zika and microcephaly, a birth defect caused by the virus marked by small head and brain size.
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U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Structural abnormalities of the heart are the most common birth defect, occurring in 8 out of every 1,000 births, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
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She was diagnosed with the disease and ultrasound testing last week revealed the baby would be born with microcephaly, a birth defect characterized by an abnormally small head.
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There's an architect whose daughter's birth defect is creative fodder for her "ravaging style," and a mother who believes she's birthed the same child again, a decade later.
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It's still an open question of what causes shark fetuses to fuse, the researchers note, saying there were no teratogenic — birth defect–causing — agents in their incubation tanks.
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In Brazil, there's mounting evidence linking the infection to a birth defect called microcephaly, in which the head is smaller than normal and the brain has not developed properly.
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As Zika sickened thousands, reports of microcephaly—a birth defect characterized by abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains—began pouring in from doctor's offices and hospitals around the country.
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While most people experience mild symptoms, Zika infections in pregnant women have been shown to cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which the head and brain are undersized.
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Based on all of the available evidence, the CDC said two separate sets of criteria to determine a pathogen or environmental exposure causes a birth defect have been met.
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Brazil said it has confirmed 1,198 cases of Zika-related microcephaly, a rare birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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In addition to being linked to the birth defect microcephaly, the virus may also be linked to a severe joint condition that shows up at birth, new research suggests.
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First detected in Brazil last year, Zika has been linked in that country to more than 22010,22013 cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect defined by unusually small heads.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised pregnant women to delay travel to these areas because of Zika's suspected link to the rare birth defect microcephaly.
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The rare declaration was spurred by growing concern that the Zika infection in pregnant women is linked to microcephaly a birth defect that causes small head and brain abnormalities.
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Zika has been definitively linked not only to microcephaly, a birth defect that causes abnormal brain development, but also other severe brain defects, CDC Director Tom Frieden said Thursday.
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"I'm a mother, and I can only imagine how devastated I would have been if my child had a very serious birth defect because of an illness," she said.
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Babies born to Zika-infected mothers have been found to have microcephaly, or a birth defect where the head is abnormally small and brains may not have developed properly.
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A new CDC study found 5% of infants or fetuses born to women in the U.S. with laboratory-confirmed Zika infections had microcephaly or another Zika-linked birth defect.
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Most people who contract it have either mild or no symptoms, but it is suspected of causing a birth defect that results in babies born with abnormally small heads.
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Zika infections in pregnant women have been shown to cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which the head and brain are undersized, as well as other brain abnormalities.
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U.S. health officials have concluded that infection with the Zika virus in pregnant women is a cause of the birth defect microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities in babies.
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Zika infections in pregnant women have been shown to cause microcephaly - a severe birth defect in which the head and brain are undersized - as well as other brain abnormalities.
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The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to thousands of cases of the microcephaly birth defect in countries such as Brazil, which has declared a public health emergency.
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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly, which results in an unusually small head and a damaged brain.
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The Zika virus has been linked to a life-threatening birth defect called microcephaly, though the causation has not yet been scientifically proven because the virus is so understudied.
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U.S. health officials say Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday that they have officially concluded that the Zika virus causes the serious birth defect known as microcephaly.
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The virus has been linked to a spike in cases of a rare birth defect known as microcephaly in Brazil, prompting health officials to declare a global health emergency.
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The link between Zika exposure and the microcephaly birth defect, as well as the potential link between the virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome, is not fully established or understood.
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Schuchat said the virus is now linked to more complications in pregnancy, such as premature births, in addition to the birth defect known as microcephaly that causes developmental problems.
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Its suspected link to the birth defect microcephaly and to neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome has generated alarm among public health officials, though an association has not been proven.
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For months, the global health community has been desperately trying to determine whether the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus is responsible for an alarming uptick in a birth defect, microcephaly.
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In Brazil, Zika has been linked to 1,198 confirmed cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Martin, who has a painful birth defect that restricts circulation in the lower portion of his right leg, was famously denied permission to use a cart on the PGA Tour.
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When families learn their child has a birth defect like those associated with Zika virus infection, they experience a grief reaction similar to when they lose a child, he said.
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"The scan revealed that her lungs were deteriorated and that her heart was too big for her body – a birth defect we had no way of knowing about," Kenworthy explained.
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The primary goal, she said, is to protect pregnant women and those who may become pregnant, because the virus is linked to a neurological birth defect and other fetal abnormalities.
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The budget proposal notes that the CDC will still provide "technical assistance to states for Zika-related birth defect surveillance" but does not specify whether original funding levels will continue.
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Cooper Baltzell has already endured many hospital stays in his young life due to Hirschsprung disease, a rare birth defect that affects his body's digestive system, reports NBC affiliate KARE.
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This rare birth defect, which made it difficult for Milo to move around, required an even rarer surgery, which a veterinarian at Oklahoma State University's veterinary center agreed to perform.
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Here the alarm was raised over Zika's ability to cause microcephaly - a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains - and Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder.
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That changed in 2016, when a surge of Zika cases in Brazil was linked with a dramatic increase in microcephaly, a birth defect in which the brain doesn't develop completely.
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Alarm over the virus is mostly because it is believed to be linked to microcephaly, a birth defect which causes babies to be born with a shrunken head and brain.
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In February, the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency because of Zika's apparent link to microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small heads and serious developmental problems.
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The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency last month because of growing evidence that Zika can cause microcephaly, a rare birth defect defined by an unusually small head.
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Women infected with the Zika virus during the first trimester of pregnancy face a roughly 1 in 100 chance that their unborn child will develop the serious birth defect microcephaly.
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Currently, the CDC is warning only pregnant women to stay away from areas where Zika is spreading, because the virus has been linked to a devastating birth defect called microcephaly.
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In November, Brazil was the first nation to issue that advice, after it saw a sharp increase in the rare birth defect coinciding with an outbreak of the virus there.
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Brazil was the first nation to give this advice in November after they saw a sharp increase in the rare birth defect coinciding with an outbreak of the virus there.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Brain scans of 23 Brazilian infants with the birth defect microcephaly showed widespread and severe abnormalities suggesting that Zika may invade fetal nerve cells and disrupt brain development.
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The reason so many people are talking about this right now is because experts are worried about a possible link between the Zika virus and a birth defect called microcephaly.
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Baby Joshua had anencephaly—a rare birth defect in which a failure with the neural tube means the baby doesn't develop a brain, a skull, and parts of the scalp.
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One of those hopefuls is the University of Central Florida linebacker Shaquem Griffin, who was born with a congenital birth defect that affected his ability to use his left hand.
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During pregnancy, Zika infection can cause a serious birth defect called microcephaly, a condition in which a baby's head is smaller than expected and the brain has not developed properly.
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The challenges include Zika, a mosquito-borne virus which can cause a rare birth defect, as well as economic crisis and security fears ranging from street crime to militant attacks.
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has confirmed its first case of a locally-transmitted Zika virus, which has been linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil, the health ministry said.
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The arrival in Florida of Zika, a virus that can cause a crippling birth defect known as microcephaly, has drawn into focus the limitations of the U.S. mosquito control arsenal.
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Frieden reiterated on Friday that the latest outbreak is "extraordinary unusual," noting that it is the first time that a mosquito-borne infection is linked to a severe birth defect.
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Zika has been linked to a birth defect known as microcephaly - in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains - and is spreading rapidly in the Americas.
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After both of his legs were amputated at age 5 due to a congenital birth defect, doctors told Rudy Garcia-Tolson he would never be able to walk or run.
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This woman was concerned about potentially contracting the Zika virus - a mosquito-borne illness known to cause fever, rash, joint paints, and, it appears, a devastating birth defect called microcephaly.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has recorded the first case in Europe of a baby born with the microcephaly birth defect associated with the Zika virus, Spanish health authorities said on Monday.
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My 'Orphan Disease' Has Given Me a New Family (2017) I'm glad to have a "rare genetic condition" instead of a "birth defect," and a kinship with others like me.
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Ectrodactyly, or ectro, was once called a birth defect and is now known as a "medical abnormality," but I've always been partial to its more colloquial term: lobster claw syndrome.
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According to Brazil's health ministry, since last year doctors have reported some 22013,214 cases of microcephaly, a devastating birth defect that's characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development.
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Doctors found she'd born missing parts of her brain, a birth defect, they told Susan, found in babies whose mothers had spent their first trimesters in and around contaminated sites.
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The 26-year-old athlete broke the news on Instagram revealing that the dog, Beemo, died after veterinarians discovered a previously unknown birth defect that he says couldn't have been helped.
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Kansas City mom Nikki Ihus has been at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in Florida while her son, John Henry, receives treatment for a life-threatening birth defect, she told WFLA.
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A Florida woman is keeping the baby girl she put up for adoption after the adoptive mother fled seconds after seeing the child had been born with a rare birth defect.
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Previously, the agency said it's likely the virus in pregnant women was the cause of the rare birth defect that results in an underdeveloped brain and that the evidence was mounting.
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Melnichuk met Hixson in 2017, when CFF helped finance her son's 11th surgery — like many born in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, he had been diagnosed with a birth defect.
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The 24-year-old was born in Siberia with a condition called fibular hemimelia, a rare birth defect where part or all of the fibula, ankle, and foot bones don't develop.
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Pregnant women face the most-known threat, as an infection could lead to a birth defect known as microcephaly, in which the child is born with a small brain and head.
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While symptoms of the virus are generally mild, Zika poses a significant threat to pregnant women as it has been linked to a birth defect known as microcephaly in unborn fetuses.
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Harry and Meghan's tour schedule is not changing and they have reportedly taken advice about the Zika virus, which can cause the birth defect microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects.
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U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Brazil has declared a public health emergency over Zika, which may be linked to thousands of cases of the microcephaly birth defect that is marked by undersized heads and underdeveloped brains.
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The World Health Organization looked into this and found that there isn't a relationship between pesticides and microcephaly, the neurological birth defect that seems to be linked to the Zika virus.
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The man was diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease, a birth defect in which the nerve endings at the end of a person's bowel are missing, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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Llittle is known about the link between the virus and a birth defect called microcephaly — something that CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said is a priority for national and global research.
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Zika virus, detected in Brazil and elsewhere last year before spreading to the Americas, is associated with microcephaly, a birth defect characterized by an unusually small head and potential developmental problems.
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Public health officials are gathering data on the health consequences of the infection, including the rate at which fetuses develop abnormally shrunken heads and brain damage, a birth defect called microcephaly.
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The mosquito-borne virus, which can cause a fatal birth defect in children, has infected hundreds in Puerto Rico and is expected to spread to the continental U.S. in early June.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Top Zika investigators now believe that the birth defect microcephaly and the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome may be just the most obvious maladies caused by the mosquito-borne virus.
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But the rest of Rage 2 is damn rough—including its insensitive portrayal of a common birth defect—and full of utterly baffling choices that undercut the experience, like fall damage.
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Zika infection in pregnant women can cause the rare birth defect known as microcephaly, which can lead to serious developmental problems, and has also been linked to severe fetal brain abnormalities.
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The money would help prevent, treat and diagnose the Zika virus, which has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly and is expected to spread in the U.S. this spring.
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Seven was born with a birth defect that necessitated multiple surgeries, including a colostomy: a piece of the colon pulled through the abdominal wall to create what is called a stoma.
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ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay has recorded its first two cases of babies born with the microcephaly birth defect associated with the Zika virus, health authorities in the South American country said on Wednesday.
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Since Brazil's government first noticed the link between Zika and the birth defect, 1,23 infants in the northeast have been diagnosed with it, including 366 in the hardest-hit state of Pernambuco.
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Among 20173,665 women exposed to the Gardasil vaccine while pregnant, there was no increased risk of having a child with a major birth defect compared to 6,660 women not exposed during pregnancy.
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They will be tested to be sure they do not have any other known causes of microcephaly — a birth defect characterized by small misshapen heads — such as rubella, toxoplasmosis or genetic mutations.
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The World Health Organization, which made the designation, said it would rapidly begin studies looking for a connection between the mosquito-borne virus and a sudden surge in a rare birth defect.
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GettyA new study in the New England Journal of Medicine is bolstering a potential link between Zika and microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads.
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The disease can cause the devastating birth defect microcephaly, a condition defined by abnormally small head size which can lead to severe developmental problems in infants, as well as other neurological problems.
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The virus is associated with the birth defect microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities, as well as being suspected of causing Guillain-Barre syndrome, a neurological disorder that can result in paralysis.
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The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to thousands of cases of the microcephaly birth defect in countries such as Brazil, which has declared a public health emergency over the disease.
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Zika has been proven to cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to serious developmental problems, and has been linked to other severe fetal brain abnormalities.
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Brazil had previously been working with a 32-cm cranial circumference for both sexes to diagnose microcephaly, a birth defect marked by abnormally small heads and that can lead to developmental problems.
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No official link has been made between Zika and the birth defect, but the timing of the outbreak has coincided with more than 4,500 reported cases of microcephaly in Brazil last year.
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Frieden said there is increasing evidence that the Zika virus causes a devastating birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies are born with smaller than average heads and incomplete brain development.
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But they are still working to confirm the link between the virus and the birth defect, and that will require the results from "case-control studies" that have yet to be finished.
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After the WHO advisory linking Zika to microcephaly -- a rare birth defect that results in an underdeveloped brain -- there was a sharp drop in patient requests for fertility help at Coelho's clinic.
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The WHO says there is strong scientific consensus that Zika is a cause of the birth defect microcephaly, or small heads in babies, as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a neurological disorder.
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U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a rare birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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The World Health Organization has declared an international emergency over Zika, which has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with brain damage and abnormally small heads.
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For the horrible cherry on top, the CDC also released research on Thursday suggesting that higher opioid prescribing rates could be responsible for higher rates of a rare birth defect called gastroschisis.
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Pregnant women infected with Zika risk having babies with the birth defect microcephaly, which is defined by an unusually small head and can result in developmental problems and other severe brain abnormalities.
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These women had no increased risk of giving birth to a child with a major birth defect, compared to women who never took the drugs or stopped them months before becoming pregnant.
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Scanning the abdomen of a child with a penis birth defect, they learned that his urine was backing up, threatening him with kidney damage — a problem that a simple operation could correct.
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Dan Rison, 29, who greets customers and serves dishes, among other tasks, said he first started taking pain medication when he was 14, after an operation intended to correct a birth defect.
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Scientists are investigating possible links between Zika in pregnant women and suspected cases in Brazil of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by abnormally small head size that can result in developmental problems.
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The C.D.C. recently announced that nearly 463 percent of women infected while they were pregnant had a child with a birth defect — 15 percent if they were infected in their first trimester.
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Health officials had previously concluded that Zika infection in pregnant women was a cause of microcephaly in babies, a rare birth defect characterized by unusually small heads and potentially severe developmental problems.
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U.S. states and territories can now apply to the CDC for funds to combat Zika, which has been linked to birth defect microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities, at a local level.
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The unprecedented outbreak of the virus in Brazil and recent research have led experts to confirm a strong connection between Zika-infected mothers and their babies being born with the birth defect.
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The viral disease carried by mosquitoes has spread to more than 60 countries since an outbreak was identified in Brazil in 2015, raising alarm over its link to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.
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The numbers reflect a sharp increase in rates of the rare birth defect, but the number of cases was still far lower than those in Brazil, where Zika first arrived in May 2015.
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Babies born to mothers who were infected with the Zika virus while pregnant are at a higher risk for microcephaly, a birth defect in which the baby's head is much smaller than normal.
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The virus, which has spread rapidly through the Americas since it was first detected in Brazil last year, can cause the rare birth defect microcephaly, marked by abnormally small heads and developmental problems.
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Questions about whether the Games should go on arose in February when WHO declared Zika a global health emergency based on reports of a spike in a typically rare birth defect in Brazil.
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U.S. health officials concluded this month that the virus, spreading rapidly in the Americas, was a cause of microcephaly, a rare birth defect defined by unusually small head size that can hamper development.
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One baby born in the state to a woman infected in Haiti has been diagnosed with the birth defect microcephaly, a condition defined by small head size that can lead to developmental problems.
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US health officials have concluded that a Zika infection in a pregnant woman can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Zika has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with undersized brains, and has hit over 40 countries and territories with Brazil, host of the Aug.
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's health ministry on Friday reported 4,314 suspected and confirmed cases of microcephaly, a birth defect causing an abnormally small head in newborns, up from 4,074 cases on Feb. 2.
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Brazil is also facing an outbreak of the Zika virus, which has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly in which babies are born with abnormally small heads frequently associated with developmental issues.
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In that paper, Honein found that of the pregnant women in the US who tested positive for possible Zika infection, 6 percent had a fetus or infant with a Zika-related birth defect.
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While it may seem a bit overly cautious on the players' behalf, Puerto Rico has had 785 confirmed cases of the virus, which has been proven to cause a rare birth defect microcephaly.
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Zika has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly; if a partner has been exposed, the World Health Organization suggests abstaining from sex for a total of eight weeks to avoid transmission.
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But pregnant women infected with Zika risk having babies with the birth defect microcephaly, which is defined by an unusually small head and can result in developmental problems and other severe brain abnormalities.
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According to the World Health Organization, there is a strong scientific consensus that, in addition to Guillain-Barre, Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly, though conclusive proof may take months or years.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that infection with the Zika virus in pregnant women is a cause of the birth defect microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities in babies.
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The WHO has said there is strong scientific consensus that Zika is a cause of the birth defect microcephaly, or small heads in babies, as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a neurological disorder.
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That is true of many other viruses, such as rubella, cytomegalovirus or herpes, which can also cross the placenta and cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains.
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The uptick in microcephaly started appearing a few months after the virus was identified, which is why Brazilian health officials believe there may be a terrible link between Zika and the birth defect.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently declared that there's indisputable evidence that Zika can cause a devastating birth defect called microcephaly, which is characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development.
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BOGOTA (Reuters) - Two cases of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus have been confirmed in Colombia, but there has been no explosion of cases of the birth defect, the health ministry said on Thursday.
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Health officials have advised pregnant women to avoid travel to affected areas as the virus has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect in which infants are born with undersized heads and developmental issues.
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That is true of many other viruses, such as toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus or herpes, which can also cross the placenta and cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains.
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The study was based on mathematical models of the virus, which has been shown to cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Public health officials have been concerned about the possibility of a surge in the rare birth defect, seen in worrisome numbers in Brazil, as the virus spreads rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The WHO has said that infection with the virus in pregnant women can cause the birth defect microcephaly, in which the brain and head of the baby are undersized, and other severe brain abnormalities.
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A congenital heart defect is the most common type of birth defect, and according to the CDC, about 30% of babies born with one also have other physical problems or developmental or cognitive disorders.
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In this tiny house in the suburbs of Santos, Brazil, they're one family that could possibly help answer questions around the horror of Zika: What is its connection to the debilitating birth defect microcephaly?
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Although Zika generally causes mild disease in adults, it is a major threat to pregnant women because it has been shown to cause the severe birth defect known as microcephaly and other brain abnormalities.
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Zika is spread by the same mosquitoes and has been causing alarm throughout the Americas since cases of the birth defect microcephaly were reported in Brazil, the country hardest hit by the current outbreak.
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Here are the most pressing questions scientists are currently trying to tease out: If Zika hadn't been linked to an awful birth defect, it probably wouldn't have garnered many headlines or much research funding.
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But Zika can cause microcephaly—a birth defect where a child is born with a smaller than average head, which can hinder brain development—so pregnant women are a great concern in this outbreak.
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Of the 60 male golfers invited to Rio, 21 have already dropped out amid the link between Zika and the microcephaly birth defect, which can lead to a number of different conditions in babies.
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The main concern surrounding Zika is a possible link between the virus and a rise in cases of microcephaly, a birth defect characterized by an abnormally small head that can result in developmental problems.
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Much remains unknown about Zika, including whether the virus is linked to thousands of potential cases in Brazil of the microcephaly birth defect marked by undersized heads that can result in serious brain deformities.
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The suspected link between the Zika virus and a birth defect known as microcephaly appears "stronger and stronger" as researchers study whether there is a causal connection, CDC Director Tom Frieden said on Friday.
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Microcephaly has been the most prominent birth defect associated with the disease; scientists are also looking at whether Zika might be associated with other developmental disorders which would not manifest themselves until after birth.
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Health officials on Friday reported the first baby born in New York City with the Zika-related birth defect known as microcephaly, a condition marked by an abnormally small head and impaired brain development.
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The CDC has still not confirmed the correlation between the Zika virus and a potentially life-threatening birth defect called microcephaly — a link that has been reported in hundreds of cases across Central America.
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It's the potential longer range effects that are slowly causing concern -- like this new fear that the virus infecting a pregnant woman could be connected to the baby suffering from the microcephaly birth defect.
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According to the World Health Organization, there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly in babies, a condition defined by unusually small heads that can result in developmental problems.
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The World Health Organization declared it a global health emergency earlier this month because the virus is suspected of causing microcephaly, a birth defect marked by unusually small heads that can cause developmental disabilities.
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Jeffrey was born with a mild case of spina bifida, a birth defect in which the spinal column is not fully formed, and in 1998 underwent surgery that left him disabled and brain damaged.
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Never once was his goal to vilify white America and promote a narrative that condemns its founding principles and its birth defect of slavery as a chronic curse that has poisoned its soul forever.
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The fossil record has even been so kind as to preserve an example of the birth defect rearing its two heads in the Cretaceous marine lizard Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis, which lived 120 million years ago.
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Microcephaly is a birth defect where a baby's head is significantly smaller than normal, and according to recent reports, brain damage in many of those infected babies may be far more significant than originally believed.
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The Zika virus outbreak has been linked to a surge in the occurrence of a potentially fatal birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies are born with unusually small heads and incomplete brain development.
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John Cornyn, R-Texas, who earlier gave a lengthy floor speech while standing next to a blown up photo of a baby with a shrunken head due to microcephaly, the birth defect linked to Zika.
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A Florida mother is speaking out about the heart-wrenching moment the adoptive mother of her baby girl refused to go through with the adoption after realizing she was born with a rare birth defect.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health experts estimate that as many as 270 babies in Puerto Rico may be born with the severe birth defect known as microcephaly caused by Zika infections in their mothers during pregnancy.
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But those helmets are there for a very serious reason — the 6-month-old triplets were born with craniosynostosis, a rare birth defect that causes a baby to be born with an abnormally shaped head.
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Pregnant women are at greatest risk from the mosquito-borne virus as it is strongly suspected to be linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect that causes small head size, developmental issues and sometimes death.
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Such panels are required to meet every three months to review new evidence and consider whether Zika and its ability to cause a rare birth defect should still be classified as an international health emergency.
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The uterine transplant is part of a newer wave of surgeries — think penile and face transplants — that are not lifesaving, but which give donor recipients potential they lost in an accident, disease, or birth defect.
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The virus has been found in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women carrying babies with the birth defect, and even in the brains of babies with microcephaly who died within 24 hours of being born.
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The World Health Organization has said there is strong scientific consensus that Zika is a cause of the birth defect microcephaly, or small heads in babies, as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a neurological disorder.
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The Zika virus, which has swept through the Americas and Caribbean since last fall, has been linked to thousands of cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil, as well as to neurological disorders.
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Now that active Zika has been found in several other bodily fluids, health officials say extra precaution should be taken with pregnant women, in whom the virus has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly.
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Although generally a mild disease, the virus is a particular risk to pregnant women as it can cause microcephaly - a severe birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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The World Health Organization declared the Zika outbreak an international health emergency this week after evidence linking the virus to microcephaly, a devastating birth defect that can cause unusually small heads and permanent brain damage.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will spend four months working with Brazilian health officials to study a potential link between the rapidly spread mosquito-borne virus and a birth defect called microcephaly.
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RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) - Daniele Santos only wanted to comfort her boy, Juan Pedro, one of Brazil's growing number of babies born with a birth defect linked to the Zika infection his mother had while pregnant.
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"We won't know how widespread the virus really was until babies with microcephaly begin being born, probably in the spring," Dr. Hotez said, referring to the Zika virus and its link to the birth defect.
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If you get cancer (or even have a family history of it) or your child is born with a birth defect — among many, many other health issues — you could find yourself unable to buy insurance.
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Aside from being joined at the chest, the Martins twins were born with a condition known as omphalocele, a birth defect that left a section of their intestine sticking outside their navel, Ameh told CNN.
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Pregnant women infected by the virus have a 28 percent likelihood of giving birth to a child with microcephaly, a birth defect in which the baby has a disproportionately small head and an underdeveloped brain.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will spend four months working with Brazilian health officials to study a potential link between the rapidly spreading mosquito-borne virus and a birth defect called microcephaly.
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The report did not list any new birth defect cases, though it said the CDC and the Puerto Rico Department of Health would continue to monitor all women with confirmed or presumed cases of Zika.
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No cure or treatment exists for Zika, and much about the virus remains unknown, including whether it causes the birth defect microcephaly, a condition marked by unusually small heads that can result in developmental problems.
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Public health officials have been concerned about the possibility of a surge in the rare birth defect, seen in worrisome numbers in Brazil, as the mosquito-borne virus spreads rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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It has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a typically rare birth defect marked by unusually small head size, as well as eye abnormalities and nerve damage resulting in joint problems and deafness.
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Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday that there's no evidence Zika has caused any cases of the birth defect known as microcephaly in his country, though it has diagnosed 3,177 pregnant women with the virus.
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That was in October, before much was known about Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that has spread through South America and that scientists say may be linked to a birth defect and brain damage in babies.
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U.S. health officials have concluded that infections by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Studies published in the medical journal The Lancet on Wednesday found that many babies with the Zika virus do not have microcelphaly – a birth defect characterized by an abnormally small head – but still experience developmental delays.
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Zika has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly, characterized by an abnormally small head, that has been sweeping through South and Central America and the Caribbean and making its way north to the United States.
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Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it definitively concluded that an infection of the Zika virus in pregnant women causes of the birth defect microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities in babies.
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The Zika virus has been found in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women carrying babies with the birth defect, and even in the brains of babies with microcephaly who died within 24 hours of being born.
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In February, the World Health Organization declared Zika a global health emergency based on its suspected link to thousands of cases in Brazil of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains.
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Zika, which is spread by mosquitoes and through sexual contact, is not serious for most adults, but it can cause a severe birth defect called microcephaly, which leaves infants with abnormally small heads and brain problems.
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What compels our action is clear: The Zika virus is associated with, and seems the cause of, a surging number of cases of microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies have small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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Besides microcephaly, a severe birth defect marked by abnormally small head size, fetal exposure to Zika has been linked to vision and hearing problems, severe irritability, trouble swallowing, epilepsy and hypertonia, or excessively stiff muscle tone.
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When your pet is left disabled due to a birth defect or some kind of debilitating injury, you try to adapt and make sure its life is as comfortable as it can be considering the circumstances.
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The ongoing Zika outbreak was first detected last year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of microcephaly - a birth defect marked by small head size - in babies of infected mothers.
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Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, said the initial "birth defect" of the $11 billion project was the fact that European treaties had allowed the German government to deem the project as purely commercial.
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But it has been shown to sometimes cause a severe birth defect in babies called microcephaly that can be deadly, leading the Centers for Disease Control to issue a travel warning for pregnant women to avoid Miami.
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U.S. health officials have previously said that the virus, which is spread through mosquitos and sexual contact, can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Zika, a viral disease carried by mosquitoes, has spread to more than 60 countries and territories since an outbreak was identified in Brazil in 2015, raising alarm over its ability to cause the rare birth defect microcephaly.
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In recent months, reports suggest that the disease has spread through women – reported predominantly in Brazil – who have given birth to babies with microcephaly, a birth defect that involves incomplete brain development and an abnormally small head.
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There is no approved vaccine or drug for Zika, a virus spreading rapidly in the Americas that can cause the birth defect microcephaly, marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Although the link between the virus and the birth defect that causes a small head and underdeveloped brain is still being investigated, World Health Organization officials have said the virus should be "presumed guilty until proven innocent."
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Even at last year's funding levels, a lack of data made it difficult to figure out which cases of the birth defect microcephaly and other neurological disorders were triggered by Zika, and which might have other causes.
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The virus has caused concern because it can cause potentially severe birth defects in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy, including microcephaly - a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to developmental problems.
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Pregnant women are at greatest risk because the virus can have devastating consequences for an unborn baby, including the birth defect microcephaly and other neurological disorders, as well as miscarriage and stillbirth among women infected while pregnant.
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The moms who test positive for Zika and have babies with microcephaly would also need to be screened for other known causes of the birth defect, including other viruses like toxoplasmosis, syphilis, or rubella, and even malnutrition.
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Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting eight out of every 1,000 newborns, which is 1% of births or about 35,000 babies per year in the United States, according to the NHLBI.
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Subsequent years saw the virus spread quickly through the Pacific islands before landing in South America and Brazil in 2015, where there's a suspected correlation to an increase in the birth defect microcephaly and other serious conditions.
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What we don't know about mosquitoes Aegypti mosquitoes are the primary vehicle -- or vector, in scientific parlance -- for spreading Zika, the virus that has been associated with the neurological birth defect microcephaly, and with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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The virus in pregnant women can cause the rare birth defect microcephaly, which can lead to serious developmental problems, and has also been linked to severe fetal brain abnormalities, creating an urgency to develop a preventive vaccine.
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SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A Salvadoran woman suspected of being infected with the Zika virus has given birth in Costa Rica to a baby girl that tested positive for microcephaly, a rare birth defect, authorities said on Friday.
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President Obama has requested nearly $2 billion for efforts to prevent, treat and diagnose the Zika virus, which has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly and is expected to spread in the U.S. this spring.
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In part because he was raising the dead: His heroine is based on a great-aunt, Mary Ellis (Jane) Clay, who, owing to an ill-defined birth defect that caused incontinence, couldn't have children and never married.
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Zika has been proven to cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect marked by small head size and undersized brains that requires a complex network of care providers and social workers to treat and provide support to parents.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health and safety officials issued new guidelines on Friday to help protect workers from exposure to Zika, a mosquito-borne and sexually-transmitted virus that causes the birth defect microcephaly and other neurological disorders.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there's now indisputable evidence that Zika causes terrible birth defect called microcephaly, which is characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development, and other severe brain abnormalities.
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But there is a growing link — although not yet proof of a causal connection —between the virus and a rare birth defect called microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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They also left out boys who had a birth defect known as hypospadias, which causes the urethra to form abnormally with an opening for urine anywhere from just below the end of the penis to the scrotum.
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When pregnant women are infected, the virus can cause microcephaly, a rare birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains in newborns, as well as a host of other potentially severe neurological and developmental disorders.
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US health officials met with a sense of urgency in Atlanta on Friday to step up the effort against Zika—a mosquito-borne virus that's been linked to microcephaly, a devastating birth defect, and other neurological problems.
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During surgeries for spina bifida—a birth defect in which the spine forms incorrectly—Belfort uses these forceps to pull back fetal tissue for a neurosurgeon to make incisions that release the spinal cord into its correct position.
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Then they looked to see if the newborns of women taking antipsychotics were more likely to be diagnosed with a birth defect in the first 173 days of life than the children of women not using the drugs.
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Since the virus was first detected in the country, the Brazilian Health Ministry has confirmed 1,489 cases of Zika-related microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and other neurological problems.
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LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - - Thousands of pregnant women caught in an ongoing outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus spreading from Brazil risk having a baby with the birth defect microcephaly, according to the results of a new study.
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In February, the World Health Organization declared Zika a global health emergency based on its association with thousands of cases in Brazil of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can cause severe developmental problems.
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It made headlines in November 2015 when health officials reported a concerning number of babies born in Brazil with microcephaly, a neurological birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and can have underdeveloped brains.
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The PAHO, which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), said the illness, which has been linked to a fatal birth defect, has now spread to 21 countries and territories throughout the Americas as of Jan. 23.
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I would need to explain to her that Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Puerto Rico, and that if she had become infected, there is a chance that her baby could have a birth defect caused by Zika.
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In addition, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provisionally agreed to up to $125 million to underwrite Moderna's attempt to make a vaccine for Zika, the mosquito-borne virus linked to the birth defect microcephaly.
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But an outbreak of the virus in Brazil has raised some concerns among the health officials who suspect the virus might cause stillbirths, placental insufficiency, and microcephaly — a birth defect that can affect the brain size of newborns.
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NEW YORK/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Experts on microcephaly, the birth defect that has sparked alarm in the current Zika virus outbreak, say they are struck by the severity of a small number of cases they have reviewed from Brazil.
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Crucially, the apartments all come with air-conditioning units and electrical mosquito-repelling apparatus — aimed at preventing the spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to a surge in Brazilian cases of microcephaly, a birth defect.
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For example, the study found that the risk of a heart birth defect increased from 10 in 10,000 babies among women not taking an antidepressant to 24 in 10,000 babies among mothers who took Paxil in early pregnancy.
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Zika has spread quickly in South and Central America and the Caribbean, raising fears of the possibility of a birth defect known as microcephaly, a condition marked by abnormally small head size that can result in developmental problems.
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WHO Director-General Margaret Chan was set to address the agency's executive board in Geneva as countries took new steps on Wednesday to try to stop the mosquito-transmitted virus linked to the dangerous birth defect called microcephaly.
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While the symptoms of the Zika virus are generally mild in adults, it has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly, which causes babies to have smaller than normal heads, and potentially suffer from developmental and cognitive delays.
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Other parts of Southeast Asia have reported dozens of cases of Zika, which in Brazil has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect, but there are fears the true numbers are masked.
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Although Zika was once a virus thought to only cause flu-like symptoms, it's now been linked to a rare birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains, a condition known as microcephaly.
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Thus far, confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease, which is spreading rapidly through Latin America and has been linked to microcephaly, a severe neural birth defect, have been limited to individuals who traveled abroad in the Western Hemisphere.
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Several athletes have already withdrawn from the Games citing concerns over Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that has been shown to attack fetal brain cells and cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains.
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First detected in Brazil last year, Zika has been linked in that country to more than 1,300 cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect defined by unusually small heads and something that is clearly a major concern for McIlroy.
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SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador confirmed on Friday a second case of a baby born with microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, the mosquito borne disease that can cause the serious birth defect and other severe fetal brain defects.
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The Zika outbreak was first detected last year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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Most people who are infected with Zika have mild symptoms but infections in pregnant women have been shown to cause microcephaly - a severe birth defect in which the head and brain are undersized - as well as other brain abnormalities.
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Earlier on Friday, U.S. health officials published a study estimating that as many as 270 babies in Puerto Rico may be born with the severe birth defect known as microcephaly caused by Zika infections in their mothers during pregnancy.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Early results from a crucial case-control study in Brazil have confirmed a direct causal link between Zika virus infection in pregnant women and the brain damaging birth defect microcephaly in their babies, scientists said on Thursday.
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The birth defect, which happens when the spine and spinal cord don't form properly, has caused Ryan to rely on a wheelchair to get around — so a hiking trip was less than ideal for the Tully Elementary School student.
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In adults, the virus can cause a mild rash and a slight fever—but evidence suggests that if a pregnant woman is infected, her child could be born with a devastating birth defect: a shrunken head and brain, called microcephaly.
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The confirmation of two case of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, came a day after U.S. health officials recommended that pregnant women postpone non-essential travel to 11 Southeast Asian countries because of the risk of Zika.
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The Zika outbreak - first detected in Brazil in 2015 - has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect marked by unusually small head size, eye abnormalities and nerve damage resulting in joint problems and deafness.
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Some athletes, including the world's top-ranked golfer, have said they will stay home to avoid infection because of concerns over health complications caused by Zika, notably microcephaly, a birth defect among babies of pregnant mothers infected by the virus.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said local transmissions of Zika, a mosquito-borne disease that has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect marked by a small head size, have been identified in the Miami Beach area.
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In February, Solo said she would not go to the Rio Olympics if she had to choose then, citing concerns about Zika, which in pregnant women can lead to the birth defect microcephaly and other severe brain abnormalities in their babies.
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On Sunday, the Olympic skier revealed on Instagram that his dog — whom he rescued from a South Korean meat farm during the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang — died due to a birth defect that caused her to have an enlarged heart.
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Zika has spread to some 60 countries and territories since the current outbreak was identified last year in Brazil, raising alarm over the rare birth defect microcephaly as well as other neurological disorders it can cause in infants and adults.
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Zika has caused concern throughout the Americas due to an alarming rise in cases of the birth defect known as microcephaly and other severe fetal brain abnormalities linked to the virus reported in Brazil, the country hardest hit by the outbreak.
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In February, WHO declared the disease as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), and in April, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that the virus could cause birth defect microcephaly, along with other serious brain anomalies.
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But as most news stories note in passing, while some scientists have hypothesized a link between Zika and microcephaly — the birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains — the connection has not yet been proved.
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Scientists said months of additional research are needed to prove their strong suspicion that the Zika virus caused the surge of a birth defect in Brazil, while the World Health Organization urged affected countries to try to protect their blood supplies.
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The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect among babies of pregnant mothers infected by Zika, and its discovery in Brazil last year led to concern over the Games, which are expected to attract some 500,000 visitors.
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That has resulted in a total of 21 cases of microcephaly in the United States, a devastating birth defect in which a baby is born with a small head and brain, often leading to life-long neurological issues, even death.
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Spain sees first Zika-related birth defect in Europe If any of these four cases is determined to be an infection transmitted by local mosquitoes, it would signify the first local mosquito transmission of Zika in the continental United States.
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The current outbreak of the Zika virus, which is spreading rapidly in the Americas and has been found to cause a serious birth defect called microcephaly, illustrates the value of a vaccine that could be quickly programmed against a particular pathogen.
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Women in Brazil and in several countries affected by the spread of the Zika virus are being told not to get pregnant for fear that the virus causes microcephaly, a birth defect in which children are born with undersized heads.
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An outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, linked to numerous cases of the microcephaly birth defect in Brazil, has spread in Latin America and the Caribbean, causing panic and leading some athletes to consider whether to attend the Games.
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U.S. CDC Dr. Thomas Frieden said the declaration "calls the world to action" on Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to thousands of cases of a birth defect in Brazil and is rapidly spreading in Latin America.
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is considering testing all pregnant women for Zika, the health ministry said on Monday, following confirmation last week of its first known cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, linked to the Zika virus.
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The New Zealander didn't discuss a possible Games pullout and her concerns were for the people in the 23 countries and territories in the Americas that have been hit by the virus strongly linked to the devastating birth defect called microcephaly.
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Now she is growing, but the development of her brain is stunted by the birth defect, and slowly, day by day, her adopted parents Kely and Josimar Oliveira are learning what this means: can she see, does she hear them?
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Zika and future dads If a man were to get Zika through a mosquito bite, he could potentially infect his sexual partner and put their unborn baby at risk for microcephaly, a devastating neurological birth defect linked to the virus.
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The mother is five months pregnant, and Contreras warned it would not be certain her child had developed microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies, until she gave birth.
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The primary cause for alarm is Zika's causal link to microcephaly, a congenital birth defect in which a baby's head and brain are not fully developed, leading to a wide range of developmental symptoms, including some that are life-threatening.
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Throughout the month, he'll pay bills to chip away at the thousands of dollars in medical debt his family incurred when his daughter had surgery for a rare birth defect that causes a baby's intestines to develop outside her body.
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Zika has caused concern throughout the Americas due to an alarming rise in cases of the birth defect microcephaly and other severe fetal brain abnormalities linked to the mosquito-borne virus reported in Brazil, the country hardest hit by the outbreak.
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The church has long forbidden nearly every form of birth control, but health officials in some Latin American countries have advised women not to get pregnant, because the virus has been linked to an incurable and often devastating neurological birth defect.
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But there's no treatment or vaccine for the virus, which is concerning given that Zika has been linked to microcephaly — a birth defect that can affect the brain size of newborns — as well as Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a severe neurological disorder.
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And while it could also cause brain damage in adults, Zika is most dangerous for a pregnant woman since it puts the baby at high risk for microcephaly, a birth defect that results in babies having smaller heads and brains.
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There is no proven link between the Zika virus, the birth defect microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, but senior WHO expert Marie-Paule Kieny said on Friday that scientists suspected on and might be able to confirm it within weeks.
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The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency in February as the virus spread rapidly in the Americas, citing Zika's link to the birth defect microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder in adults that can cause paralysis.
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If they contract Zika virus, there's seems to be a possibility it could cross the placenta, get into the amniotic fluid and cause microcephaly, a birth defect affecting brain development where the baby is born with an abnormally small head.
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While its symptoms -- fever, rash and joint pain -- are relatively mild, health officials around the globe believe the virus is associated with a surge in microcephaly cases, a birth defect that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads.
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Zika has spread to some 60 countries and territories since the current outbreak was identified last year in Brazil, raising alarm over the rare birth defect microcephaly, as well as other neurological disorders it can cause in infants and adults.
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We have known for some time that local transmission of Zika— which is associated with the devastating birth defect microcephaly, among other presentations— was possible and even probable in the Southeastern U.S. because of the presence of the yellow fever mosquito.
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Earlier research has found that mothers who deliver a child with any type of birth defect are at increased risk of earlier death in the long term, Dr. Auger and her team note in their April 2 report in Circulation.
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He pledges "to get rid of a tremendous amount of regulations" and accelerate an already speedy FDA review process, which was put into place after the agency prevented the thalidomide birth defect crisis in the US in the early 1960s.
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The outbreak of Zika, a mosquito-borne disease, was detected last year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems.
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When the Zika virus first started spreading through the Americas, in 2015, health officials noticed a disturbing trend—more and more babies in affected areas were being born with microcephaly, a birth defect that causes abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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Soon after it was detected for the first time in Brazil in May 2015, it coincided with a rise in cases of a birth defect called microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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On upper body days, the 24-year-old, who had his hand amputated at 4 years old due to a congenital birth defect, says he would wear a prosthetic to do exercises like pull-ups, rows and 225-pound bench presses.
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Five percent of pregnant women with a confirmed Zika infection in the United States territories, including Puerto Rico, went on to have a baby with a related birth defect, according to the most comprehensive report to date from federal officials.
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Nearly 28503 in 22019 Americans believe a woman infected with the Zika virus should have the right to obtain a late-term abortion if the fetus is very likely to have a severe birth defect, according to a new poll.
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Likely, her insecurities are exacerbated by her sister, Harper (Sabrina Carpenter), a pageant queen who checks every box of feminine beauty standards, and her father, Richie (Stevie Zahn), who talks about Jodi's height as if it were a birth defect.
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The current Zika outbreak was first detected last year in Brazil, where it has been linked to more than 1,700 cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
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GENEVA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Researchers around the world are now convinced the Zika virus can cause the birth defect microcephaly as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can result in paralysis, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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And while the virus causes no symptoms in most people, it's also been linked to terrible complications: a birth defect that causes babies' brains to stop growing, as well as Guillain-Barré syndrome, a neurological condition that leads to paralysis.
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Over the past year, pediatric neurologists in Brazil began to notice that some pregnant women infected with Zika have given birth to babies with a terrible birth defect called microcephaly, which is characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development.
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A study published on Thursday in the UK medical journal Lancet provided more evidence that Zika infection during pregnancy is responsible for babies born with microcephaly, a birth defect that results in small head size and an often underdeveloped brain.
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Some people I know have even conflated the virus's potential danger to pregnant women — it is suspected of causing a birth defect called microcephaly — with the relatively mild illness it causes in the overwhelming majority of those who suffer symptoms at all.
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BOGOTA (Reuters) - The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus has appeared in Colombia, a doctor said on Friday, although the national health institute said it had no information on the case and could not confirm it.
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October 30, 2015: Brazil reports unusual number of birth defects Nine months after the first cases of Zika, women begin to give birth to babies with an unusual birth defect, microcephaly, in which the baby's head and brain do not develop normally.
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The baby girl is suffering from severe microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems, after she was delivered through cesarean section at Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, New Jersey, the news website NorthJersey.
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According to the World Health Organization, there is a strong scientific consensus that Zika can cause the birth defect microcephaly as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that can result in paralysis, though conclusive proof may take months or years.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also suggested that pregnant women who are especially worried about exposure to Zika - which has been shown to cause the severe birth defect known as microcephaly - might consider avoiding all of Miami-Dade County.
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Florida Department of Health said it was investigating a non travel-related case of Zika in Broward County, marking the second such case in the U.S. July 22: New York City health officials reports first baby born with Zika-related birth defect.
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Risks for pregnant women Pregnant women are at greatest risk because the virus can have devastating consequences for an unborn baby, including the birth defect microcephaly and other neurological deficits, as well as miscarriage and stillbirth among women who were infected while pregnant.
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October 30, 2015: Brazil reports unusual number of birth defects Nine months after the first cases of Zika, women begin to give birth to babies with an unusual birth defect, microcephaly, in which the baby's head and brain do not develop properly.
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The illness, until recently viewed as relatively mild, has sparked concern because of a possible link between infection in pregnancy and microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which infants are born with abnormally small heads that can be accompanied by developmental problems.
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Zika has caused concern throughout the Americas due to an alarming rise in cases of the birth defect known as microcephaly and other severe fetal brain abnormalities linked to the mosquito-borne virus reported in Brazil, the country hardest hit by the outbreak.
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This declaration was largely based on evidence linking Zika to a birth defect known as microcephaly, marked by a small head and underdeveloped brain, but the WHO is also concerned about rising reports of cases of GBS in countries hit by Zika.
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Zika has been blamed for a big spike in babies born in Latin America with microcephaly, a birth defect that causes the babies to have unusually small heads and is associated with developmental problems, after their mothers caught the virus while pregnant.
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Florida Department of Health said it was investigating a non travel-related case of Zika in Broward County, marking the second such case in the U.S. July 211: New York City health officials reports first baby born with Zika-related birth defect.
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The Zika virus, which causes an illness related to dengue and is spread by mosquitoes, has infected roughly 100,000 Colombians and is linked to more than 20 cases of microcephaly, a birth defect that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads.
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Obama wants the U.S. Congress to provide close to $1.9 billion for vaccine development, faster diagnostic tests, and new tools for killing the mosquitoes that carry the virus, which can cause a rare birth defect in newborns and neurological disorders in adults.
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U.S. health officials have determined that Zika, which can also be transmitted through unprotected sex with an infected person, can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by unusually small head size, and can lead to severe brain abnormalities and developmental problems in babies.
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The 15-hour operation is part of a new wave of transplant surgeries — along with uterus and face transplants — that don't involve vital organs but could significantly improve quality of life and return potential lost in an accident, disease, or birth defect.
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Raniya Wright, 10, Died of Natural Causes, Not Because of School Fight, Officials Say Investigators said that Raniya, whose death caused an outpouring of grief and made national headlines, had a birth defect that caused a blood vessel in her brain to burst.
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I thought Beth, whose wall eyes and blank expression make her look as if she suffered an unfortunate birth defect back in the factory, was supposed to be between 3 and 6 months; in fact, she is the size of a newborn.
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The World Health Organization last year declared Zika a global health emergency because of its link in Brazil with thousands cases of the birth defect microcephaly, which is marked by small head size and underdeveloped brains that can result in severe developmental problems.
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The scientists found that compared with mothers who took penicillin in the first trimester, those who took macrolides had a 55 percent increased relative risk of having a baby with a major birth defect involving the nervous, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, genital or urinary system.
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Later in life, when he was a freshman at community college in Tuscaloosa, Wilder left the education system to work multiple jobs to support his daughter, Naieya, who had been born with spina bifida, which is a birth defect of the spinal cord.
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Only one in five people infected with the Zika virus will develop symptoms, which are typically mild, but there have been increased reports of a birth defect known as microcephaly, a condition defined by unusually small heads that can result in developmental problems.
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The latest studies add to the evolving picture of the impacts of Zika, a virus previously considered to be mild but which has recently been shown to cause the serious birth defect known as microcephaly, as well as neurological illness in adults.
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Florida Department of Health said it was investigating a non travel-related case of Zika in Broward County, marking the second such case in the U.S. July 22: New York City health officials reports first baby born with Zika-related birth defect.
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Making friends was never easy for me — I have severe social anxiety, and a birth defect where one of the symptoms is alopecia and I only became more aware of it after I moved — but I found a lot of comfort in the town's library.
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As the number of imported Zika virus cases has made headlines in the U.S. — and caused concern and confusion about the birth defect microcephaly — here's what you should know during the bustle of international travel and the peak of summer when the mosquito population rises.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - A report released on Tuesday shows in graphic detail the kind of damage Zika infections can do to the developing brain - damage that goes well beyond the devastating birth defect known as microcephaly, in which the baby's head is smaller than normal.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's health ministry on Wednesday reported 4,443 suspected and confirmed cases of microcephaly, up from 4,314 the previous week, as the South American country wrestles with an outbreak of Zika virus and its suspected link to the rare birth defect.
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BOGOTA, April 14 (Reuters) - Colombia's health ministry said on Thursday it had confirmed two cases of the rare birth defect microcephaly are connected to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, after the disease was linked to more than a thousand confirmed cases of microcephaly in Brazil.
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GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Evidence mounted on Friday linking Zika to the birth defect microcephaly, and the United Nations health agency set a review of travel advice related to the outbreak of the virus while U.S. officials planned strategy to control mosquitoes that spread it.
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But an outbreak of the virus in Brazil has caused concern among health officials who suspect Zika might be responsible for stillbirths, problems with the placenta that may harm a developing fetus, and a birth defect that can affect the brain size of newborns, microcephaly.
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Plaintiffs said that the company played down the birth-defect risks of the popular drug in order to boost sales, while Pfizer denied it acted improperly and said that a number of major medical groups, including the American Heart Association, have supported its position.
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The Zika virus has spread to more than 60 countries and territories since the current outbreak was identified last year in Brazil, raising alarm over its ability to cause the rare birth defect microcephaly as well as other neurological disorders in infants and adults.
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Nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe a woman with the Zika virus should have the right to obtain a late-term abortion if the fetus is very likely to have a severe birth defect, according to a poll by Stat News and Harvard University.
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After the mosquito-borne virus began spreading in Brazil last year, the White House pleaded with Congress for nearly $2 billion in emergency funding to help stop the spread of Zika – which has been linked to abnormally small heads in babies and other birth defect.
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SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Puerto Rico has reported its first case of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading across South America and the Caribbean and has been linked by Brazilian authorities to a serious birth defect, a U.S. Congressman said on Thursday.
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Though Brazil usually sees several hundred cases of the birth defect microcephaly each year, in 2015 officials documented more than 3,000 cases But over the past year, public health officials have started to wonder whether the virus is more harmful than they previously thought.
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Under a scorching sun in the neighborhood of Zepellin in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, which will host the Olympic Games in August, Rousseff said everyone needed to take part in the battle against the mosquito carrying Zika, suspected of causing the birth defect microcephaly.
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By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Zika virus is capable of quickly infecting and harming developing fetal brain cells, scientists said on Friday in a study that provides insight into how the virus might cause the birth defect microcephaly in fetuses exposed in the womb.
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The virus, linked to a spike in the rare birth defect microcephaly, has hit Brazil hard and has spread through much of Latin America and the Caribbean, raising concerns for athletes planning to compete in Rio De Janeiro, particularly those thinking of having children after the Games.
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Tanja Bruestle-Kumra, whose son was born in 2005 with numerous fetal conditions, argued the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had diverged from the established Daubert standard when it excluded the experts on the grounds that they had failed to rule out a genetic birth defect.
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Both the WHO and the CDC have said that Zika is definitively linked to the alarming rise in microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with small heads and damaged brains, as well as other birth defects, learning delays, and vision and hearing problems.
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Concern over the threat from Zika, which can cause a birth defect called microcephaly marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies, has risen since Florida authorities last week detected the first signs of local transmission in the continental United States.
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The Bessons live on the 13th floor in Pasir Ris, east of the areas that have logged the highest incidence of the virus that has been linked to microcephaly, a birth defect that results in babies with smaller than average heads due to abnormal brain development.
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The foundation, where Gates works day to day, has focused attention in recent months on the Zika outbreak, which has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil and is affecting large parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Florida authorities last week reported the first signs of local transmission of the virus in the continental U.S. U.S. health officials have concluded that Zika infections in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems.
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"Mounting evidence supports a link between Zika and microcephaly, a birth defect that is a sign of incomplete brain development and possibly other problems, such as miscarriage," Dr. Denise Jamieson, a CDC expert on pregnancy and birth defects, told reporters during a conference call on Friday.
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Cases of the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness linked to a dangerous birth defect called microcephaly - marked by abnormally small head size - and to a serious autoimmune disorder called Guillian-Barre syndrome that can cause paralysis, has been reported in more than 30 countries and territories.
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Brazil has been hardest hit by the mosquito-borne virus which has caused concern because it can cause potentially severe birth defects in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy, including microcephaly - a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to developmental problems.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that infection with the Zika virus in pregnant women is a cause of the birth defect microcephaly, a condition defined by unusually small heads that can result in developmental problems, and other severe brain abnormalities in babies.
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But here's the really worrisome part: Over the past year, pediatric neurologists in Brazil began to notice that some pregnant women infected with Zika have given birth to babies with a terrible birth defect called microcephaly, which is characterized by a shrunken head and incomplete brain development.
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"We are devastated to report our first case of Zika-associated death and our hearts go out to the family," Umair Shah, MD and executive director of Harris County Public Health told the AP. Shah confirmed that the girl had microcephaly, a birth defect linked to the Zika virus.
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The mosquito-borne virus, linked to a spike in the rare birth defect microcephaly, has hit Brazil hard and has spread through much of Latin America and the Caribbean, raising concerns for athletes planning to compete in August in Rio, particularly those thinking of having children after the Games.
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Warming conditions in Europe could make transmission of the virus easier as mosquitoes spread, he said A surge of Zika in Latin America has coincided with thousands of cases of microcephaly – a severe birth defect associated with small head size – in children born to women exposed to the virus.
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Thailand reported on Friday the first confirmed cases in Southeast Asia of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, linked to the Zika virus, a day after U.S. officials recommended that pregnant women postpone travel to 20143 countries in the region, including Thailand, because of Zika.
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There has never been a death attributed to the Zika virus, according to the C.D.C. Still, there are significant dangers for pregnant women because the virus has been linked to congenital microcephaly, a serious and often fatal birth defect in which the fetal brain fails to develop properly.
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Custom-printed medical implants are already out there: a man received a 3D-printed replacement for a missing part of his skull a few years ago, and a 3D-printed tube shored up an infant's windpipe in 2012 after a birth defect left the child unable to breathe.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show, said on Tuesday she is pregnant and will not travel to Brazil to cover the Olympics in August for the network due to concerns over the Zika virus, which has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly.
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Griffin — whose twin brother Shaquill also played for UCF and is now a cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks — was born with a congenital birth defect that affected his ability to use his left hand and had the extremity amputated when he was a child because of extreme pain.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it provided more than $16 million to 35 states and five territories to help detect any cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies, and other Zika-related conditions.
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The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has caused explosive outbreaks in the Americas and the Caribbean since late last year, poses a particular risk to pregnant women because it can cause microcephaly, a severe birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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But now, García's fight is even more urgent: Like governments in Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, and Ecuador, the Salvadoran government recently advised women to avoid becoming pregnant for the next two years due to the suspected connection between the mosquito-borne Zika virus and microcephaly, a serious birth defect.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three ultrasounds done in the early weeks of pregnancy in a Finnish woman living in the United States infected by Zika failed to show signs of brain damage in a fetus later diagnosed with the birth defect microcephaly, U.S. researchers said in a study published on Wednesday.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - After several weeks of study and debate, U.S. health officials concluded that infection with the Zika virus during pregnancy causes the birth defect microcephaly, a finding that experts hope will refocus attention on efforts to stop infections and prompt U.S. lawmakers to fund emergency prevention efforts.
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We'll get to that, keep reading.) The scariest part of the Zika virus is the link to two things: a rare syndrome called Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a mysterious (but treatable) serious illness that can cause paralysis, and a birth defect called microcephaly, or a smaller-than-average head.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Daisy-May Demetre, whose legs were amputated due to a birth defect, will become the first double amputee to walk the runway in Paris Fashion Week on Friday, when she will model for children's wear label Lulu et Gigi inside the Eiffel Tower.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Daisy-May Demetre, whose legs were amputated due to a birth defect, will become the first double amputee to walk the runway in Paris Fashion Week on Friday, when she will model for children's wear label Lulu et Gigi inside the Eiffel Tower.
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NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show, said on Tuesday she is pregnant and will not travel to Brazil to cover the Olympics in August for her network due to concerns over the Zika virus, which has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly.
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Related: Congress still can't figure out how to respond to the looming Zika virus threat The Zika virus, which has swept through the Americas and Caribbean since last fall, has been linked to thousands of cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in Brazil, as well as to neurological disorders.
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At issue is the most stringent type of REMS, called "Elements to Assure Safe Use," where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can require a restricted distribution system if a drug carries a severe risk, such as a terrible birth defect, organ damage, or death, when not administered with utmost care.
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The White House on Wednesday said a bill that passed on Tuesday was a positive first step in combating Zika but lamented its lack of additional funds needed to fight the virus, which has been linked to a rare birth defect in babies called microcephaly and neurological disorders in adults.
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The mosquito-born virus, linked to a spike in the rare birth defect microcephaly, has hit Brazil hard and has spread through much of Latin America and the Caribbean, raising concerns for athletes planning to compete in August in Rio De Janeiro, particularly those thinking of having children after the Games.
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Forty-eight percent of Republicans said they support access to abortion after 24 weeks if the fetus is expected to have a birth defect — compared to 12 percent of Republicans who said they support such access after that timeframe in a separate STAT/Harvard poll that did not ask about Zika.
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Apologists for the Vietnam War will claim that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to prove scientifically that any one person who has a genetic disorder or birth defect definitely contracted it because of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides sprayed by the United States during the war.
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Look at today's Internet with the right lens, and you can watch a conspiracy theory being born: While scientists are increasingly convinced that Zika virus is behind an uptick of the birth defect microcephaly in Brazil, an Argentinian activist group Physicians in the Crop-Sprayed Towns has blamed—perhaps not surprisingly—spraying.
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Chan, whose agency was assailed as too slow in reacting to West Africa's Ebola epidemic that killed more than 10,000 people in the past two years, cited "first and foremost the big concern about microcephaly," the birth defect that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and improperly developed brains.
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The Zika virus, which has spread through the Americas and the Caribbean since first being detected in Brazil late last year, is generally a mild disease but can cause microcephaly, a rare birth defect that can lead to serious developmental problems, and has also been linked to other severe fetal brain abnormalities.
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U.N. officials also called on many Catholic-majority countries in Latin America to loosen their abortion laws to allow women to terminate pregnancies if they fear the fetus may be at risk for a rare birth defect that causes brain damage and an abnormally small head, which may be linked to the virus.
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In many of these countries, a woman infected with Zika who becomes pregnant can do one of two things: She can either face a significantly increased chance of giving birth to a child with a serious birth defect, or she can resort to an unsafe and illegal method of terminating her pregnancy.
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"For women who do become pregnant either soon after stopping oral contraceptive use or even if they're still taking the pill, they should know that exposure is unlikely to cause their fetus to develop a birth defect," said lead author Brittany Charlton, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.
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The Zika virus, first discovered in 21, didn't pose much of a threat to public health until late 225, when officials noticed that the virus's arrival in Brazil coincided with an uptick in babies born with microcephaly, a birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.
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There's no vaccine or treatment for the Zika virus, however, which is concerning given that Zika has been linked to microcephaly — a birth defect that causes children to be born with abnormally small heads — as well as Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a severe neurological disorder that can cause temporary paralysis in people of all ages.
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CASTRIES, St. Lucia, (Reuters) - A man and a woman in the Caribbean country of St. Lucia have locally contracted the Zika virus, which has been linked to hundreds of cases of a rare birth defect in Brazil, the first infections by the mosquito-borne virus in the island nation, its health ministry said on Thursday.
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Researchers suspect Zika may be related to a surge in microcephaly—a condition where a baby is born with a smaller-than-average head and can have an underdeveloped brain—in Brazil, and are anxiously watching to see if the virus causes spikes in the birth defect in other affected countries, such as Colombia.
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The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to a birth defect called microcephaly, among other things, has put many of us on high alert — especially for those of us with travel plans in places where the virus is rampant, and more recently, for residents of Miami, where the first U.S. cases have been documented.
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The young girl was born with Poland syndrome — a rare birth defect that causes an "underdeveloped or absent chest muscle on one side of the body, absence of the breastbone portion of the chest muscle and webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states on its website .
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The virus and its rapid spread has caused concern, prompting CDC travel advisories to virtually all of Central America and much of South America, along with parts of the Caribbean, because of the disease's suspected role in causing microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which a child is born with a smaller than normal head and incomplete brain development.
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But because much of it would come from existing health accounts for ObamaCare and Ebola, President Obama has vowed to veto the bill, setting up a showdown as Zika becomes increasingly likely to spread in the U.S. The disease can cause a severe birth defect caused microcephaly, and it is also linked to paralysis in adults.
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The mosquito-borne virus, which can cause a rare birth defect and other neurological conditions, has been spreading across the Americas and the Caribbean, with cases reported among travelers returning to the U.S. These cases fit similar disease transmission patterns for other mosquito-borne diseases like chikungunya that's been seen in South Florida in years past, the CDC said in a statement.
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I was born with a congenital birth defect that required amputation so that I might be fitted with a prosthetic limb; this was considered, in my case, the best shot I had at a "normal" life — which my parents viewed as an ability to work, make an impact, have mobility, be considered equal to others, even if my body was built differently.
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The virus, which is mostly transferred by mosquitoes but has also been spread through sex, has been linked to thousands of serious birth defects in Central and South America, as well as two miscarriages and one birth defect in the U.S. Federal health officials say they have not confirmed a correlation between the virus and the condition "microcephaly," in which infants are born with unusually small heads.
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The idea came to Overgoor by chance around the turn of the millennium when a urologist mentioned that patients with spina bifida—a birth defect in which the spine fails to fully develop and close, causing paralysis below the affected point a bit like a general spinal cord injury—would start to think about sexuality, realize they'd never had genital sensation, and feel frustrated.
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Since October there have been more than 4,000 cases reported in Brazil, a tenfold increase compared to recent years, which has captured the world's attention and caused the Brazilian health ministry to link the virus with the birth defect — and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to urge pregnant women to avoid traveling to a growing list of places in the region.
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Letter To the Editor: Re "Tearful Appeal Sheds Light on Health Coverage for Infants With Birth Defects" (news article, May 4): Jimmy Kimmel conveyed a simple but powerful message in his monologue about his newborn son's birth defect: that in a wealthy country, we as Americans should be able to come together to find a way to prevent our children from dying from treatable diseases.
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WHAT WE'RE READING: Obama's $1 billion cancer 'moonshot' may not achieve orbit (Bloomberg) What it's like to live with microcephaly, birth defect linked to Zika virus (Washington Post) Hospitals find a way to say I'm sorry (Wall Street Journal) IN THE STATES: Indiana hospitals boosted by Medicaid expansion over last year (Indy Star) Loophole in some states can help illegal immigrants get Medicaid (NY85033) State couldn't advertise for 'Healthy Michigan' Medicaid expansion under bill (MLive) ICYMI FROM THE HILL: Democrats pressure Ryan to disband Planned Parenthood committee http://bit.
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