«The [Zika infected] cells can serve as a reservoir for a virus throughout life, and, as you can imagine, that will have a large consequence
beyond microcephaly,» he said.
The team who found a range of fetal conditions
beyond microcephaly, all linked to the virus, suggest calling it Zika virus congenital syndrome
The name was proposed by the team who confirmed that the virus causes damage
beyond microcephaly — the first fetal condition to be linked to the virus.
Not exact matches
Now, it is being deployed to monitor the Zika as it spreads
beyond Brazil, where reports last August of fetal deaths and newborns with brain disorders including
microcephaly, a devastating condition that results in abnormally small brains and heads, began to trickle in.