Zika Virus Cause Birth Defects

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Zika virus arrived in the United States last summer first reports in Brownsville, Texas and Miami, Florida. Causes birth defects on newborn baby’s that were born to some infected pregnant women. Baby’s are usually born with undeveloped heads and brain damage. Linked to Guillain-Barre syndrome, a condition where the immune system attacks the nerves. Mostly passed through mosquitos but can also be sexually transmitted. CDC advises pregnant women to postpone trips to south America Florida, South Texas or Mexico as this is where the disease mostly comes from. It was first identified in Uruguay in 1947. Transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, the same type of mosquito that carries dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya virus. Mosquitoes bite an infected

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