West Nile and Powassan can spread from an infected pregnant mouse to her fetuses, causing brain damage and fetal death,
Category: Microcephaly
Repurposed drug effective for Zika virus
In both cell cultures and mouse models, a drug used to treat Hepatitis C effectively protected and rescued neural cells
Dengue immunity can protect against Zika
Manifestations of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection differ drastically. Sometimes they are catastrophic, most notably when they cause microcephaly in some
Potential Zika vaccine prevents pregnancy transmission and testicular damage
Zika infection typically results in mild or symptom-free infections in healthy individuals, infected pregnant women without symptoms may still give
Zika virus weakened immune system and deformed fetus
The Zika virus increases in pregnant women by suppressing their dampened immune systems and attacks their natural defenses, which allows
Zika may not last in semen as thought
According to the latest research, Zika virus might not remain in the semen of some infected men as long as
Improved, safer Zika vaccine
Scientists have come up with better plant-based Zika vaccine that is more potent, safer and cheaper. It’s based on key
Gene mutation can leads to brain malformation
Gene controls nerve stem cell growth and how it causes abnormal brain development in fetuses if the system goes wrong.
Zika virus causes more diseases in children
Zika could be more dangerous to unborn babies because test on pregnant monkeys infected with the virus found that every
Vaccine protects mice from Zika virus
New Zika vaccine was made from live virus that has been inactivate and it shows effectiveness in mice. Producing a