Thursday, December 1, 2016

How Zika infects the growing brain

The fast-spreading Zika virus can take multiple routes into developing human nerve cells, research demonstrates. Around the world, hundreds of women infected with the Zika virus have given birth to children suffering from microcephaly or other brain defects, as the virus attacks key cells responsible for generating neurons and building the brain as the embryo develops.



from Top Health News – ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2gKY3Io
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