The doença misteriosa -- The origins of the virus -- On the move -- The world hears -- My first brush -- Fast and furious -- Sexual transmission -- New York's first case -- The rumors -- The proof -- Delaying pregnancy -- The future -- Questions and answers
Until recently, Zika virus - once considered a mild disease - was hardly a cause for global panic. But as early as August 2015, doctors in Brazil's northeast region began to notice a trend: many mothers who had recently experienced Zika symptoms were giving birth to babies with …
An exploration of Zika's origins, how it's spreading, the race for a cure, and what we can do to protect ourselves now.
An exploration of Zika's origins, how it's spreading, the race for a cure, and what we can do to protect ourselves now.
Forlagets beskrivelse: Verified by current World Health Organization and country-specific classifications, this comprehensive single volume effectively engages with the diagnosis and management of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases that affect women in pregnancy. Th…
Zika virus biology, transmission, and pathology
Zika virus biology, transmission, and pathology
Through human history, infectious diseases are among the top of the unintentional causes of human death worldwide. In the near several centuries, massive efforts have been done to control and prevent the spreading of infectious diseases. However, infectious disease is still one …
"The Zika virus has devastated lives and countless communities, leaving children across the Americas with severe disabilities as a result of the epidemic. Nowhere has this devastation been more deeply felt than in Alagoas, a small rural province in northeast Brazil. It was here …
The Zika virus is devastating lives and communities. Children across the Americas are being born with severe disabilities because of it. Yet during the desolating outbreak, Brazil played host to both the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, leading many to suspect that the true impa…