20 alarming facts about the Zika virus 21 photos. Images from Brazil of babies with undersized heads, a condition called microcephaly, are unsettling, and the surge in cases raises many questions ...

According to the WHO, microcephaly affects one baby in several thousand. In the USA, about 25,000 babies a year are born with the condition, according to a 2009 article in Neurology . Q.

The damage caused by Zika in babies with microcephaly is unique enough that doctors believe they may soon be able to identify it as the likely culprit in a case by looking at brain scans alone.

Babies born with microcephaly can have a range of health problems, depending on how severe their case is. Some function normally, while others may be seriously impaired.

Microcephaly is a condition in which your baby’s head is smaller than those of other children of the same age and sex. This condition may be present when your baby is born. It may also develop ...

A new study on babies born with microcephaly in Brazil suggests that the Zika virus not only can cause small head size but can also come with severe brain damage that could affect babies' ability ...

For every baby born with microcephaly, there could be 10 to 100 more born with subtle damage related to Zika, Hotez said. The virus has been linked to pregnancy loss, growth restriction in the ...

Babies exposed to Zika in utero are 50 times more likely to be born with microcephaly, or underdeveloped brains, according to a new study.

A baby girl with Zika virus-related microcephaly was born in New Jersey on Tuesday, hospital officials said. “The mother is stable, obviously sad, which is the normal emotional reaction given ...

The first baby born in the continental United States with birth defects caused by the Zika virus is living in New Jersey and ... “I had never seen a baby with microcephaly,” Claudia said.

"These babies do not catch up as they grow," says Dr. Antonio Augusto Moura da Silva of the Federal University of Maranhao, Sao Luis, Brazil. He's describing the findings from a study of 48 babies ...

A baby girl delivered Tuesday in New Jersey is the first in the continental U.S. to be born with the Zika virus-related brain condition, giving rise to new fears about the spread of the disease ...