Sentences with phrase «as microcephaly»

The 2015 outbreak of Zika virus disease, a mosquito - borne infection linked to a birth defect known as microcephaly in babies, has spread to more than 80,000 people in 69 countries and regions worldwide.

But it has not been associated with birth defects such as microcephaly in the same way Zika has.

(1) This was a result of worldwide outbreaks of the virus starting in 2013 which have been associated with neurological disorders such as microcephaly in foetuses and Guillian - Barré syndrome in adults.

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.

The Zika virus is generally mild, but can cause severe birth defects such as microcephaly if a woman contracts the disease while pregnant.

It is of most concern to pregnant females or females of child - bearing age since it has been linked with the birth defect known as microcephaly which literally means «small head» but is a condition in which the brain also does not develop properly.

Whether or not these babies are born with shrunken brains, a condition known as microcephaly, may offer the best evidence yet of Zika's guilt — or innocence.

The research could also lead to better diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as microcephaly and autism, which arise from a misfolded cortex, he says.

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.

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.

Scientists have linked infections during pregnancy to stillbirths and birth defects such as microcephaly, where a baby's head is abnormally small.

Last month the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that «a causal relationship» exists between the virus and brain abnormalities in newborns — most noticeably a small head, known as microcephaly.

ZIKA BABIES Zika infection during pregnancy substantially raises the risk that the baby will have certain birth defects, such as microcephaly and other brain deformations.

There has been a 20-fold increase in the number of babies born with this condition, known as microcephaly, since Zika first appeared in Brazil in May 2015.

In some case reports, infants who appeared normal at birth later developed brain defects, such as microcephaly and hydrocephalus.

Although Zika virus usually causes mild or no symptoms in people, it has been associated with neurological disorders in children and adults and can cause severe fetal defects, such as microcephaly, if an infected pregnant woman passes the virus to her fetus.

In humans, Zika virus infection during pregnancy has been linked to a suite of birth defects including a condition known as microcephaly, which leaves babies with shrunken heads and brains (SN: 4/2/16, p. 26).

In humans, Zika virus infection during pregnancy has been linked to a suite of birth defects including a condition known as microcephaly, which leaves babies with shrunken heads...

The famous cancer gene BRCA1 may also play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders such as microcephaly (right), which causes small brain size.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently concluded that Zika virus infection in pregnant women can stunt neonatal brain development, leading to babies born with abnormally small heads, a condition known as microcephaly.

The lack of standardization poses a problem as researchers try to merge data from different clinical trials that could optimize the evaluation of rare but clinically important outcomes such as microcephaly.

Zika has been tied to neurological problems in babies such as microcephaly, a particularly grim birth defect that results in underdeveloped brains and small heads.

But the doctor also said scientists didn't know how often women with Zika infections have babies with birth defects such as microcephaly, where they are born with abnormally small heads.

Such techniques have the potential to enhance research into the origins of neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders such as microcephaly, lissencephaly, autism and schizophrenia, which are thought to affect cell types not found in the mouse models that are often used to study such diseases.

This condition, which can be caused by a number of infections, is known as microcephaly (My - kro - SEFF - uh - lee).

A team of U.S. researchers announced Friday that they believe they have discovered a mechanism for how the Zika virus can cause the rare birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.

Understanding Zika's mechanisms will illuminate how viral infection leads to birth defects such as microcephaly, a condition marked by an abnormally small head and brain size, and could inform the development of therapies and vaccines, the study authors said.

The virus is best known for its links to a devastating fetal birth defect known as microcephaly, where babies are born with smaller - than - expected heads and brains.

Since Zika became endemic in Brazil last year, about 4,000 infants have been born with small heads and underdeveloped brains, a condition know as microcephaly.

The disease has been linked to an increase in miscarriages, deaths in newborns, and birth defects, especially a condition known as microcephaly, in which the brain does not fully develop and babies are born with abnormally small heads.