Researchers Found Zika virus In Baby Brains
Researchers Found Zika virus In Baby Brains
The Zika virus causes damage to the brain, in this point, Brazilian researchers are now safe. On examination, she discovered the pathogen in the brain tissue of multiple newborns.
The Fund confirms the assumption that there is a correlation between the virus and dangerous malformations of the head give, the doctor said Lucia Noronha of the Brazilian Society of Pathology.

When microcephaly children come with a relatively small head to the world. But still was unclear how the pathogen is working.
According to the Brazilian authorities over 4,000 babies have come with suspected microcephaly in the world in October, 462 cases have been confirmed.

The head of these children is much too small and the high risk that they are mentally retarded or suffer neurological damage. At the same time, Brazil has estimated 1.5 million cases, the hardest hit by the epidemic Zika country concerned.
Zika virus in saliva and urine?
According to Noronha her team had received at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, the brain tissue samples from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The same samples were also getting scientists from the US health authority CDC.
These came under Noronha to the same result: the presence of Zika virus in the fetal brain.
The data not yet published complete a report of the renowned “New England Journal of Medicine” a Slovenian who had worked in the Brazilian Natal and became pregnant.
After returning investigations showed severe cranial malformations in her fetus, she decided to have an abortion. Physicians then found Zika virus in the brain of the baby.
Ten days ago, scientists at the research institute Fiocruz in Rio de Janeiro had informed that they have the Zika virus detected in saliva and urine of patients. but it is still unclear whether the virus is transmitted through these fluids.
55,000 soldiers against a virus
The most important protection is to be the defense of the diurnal yellow fever mosquitoes, which are the major carriers of Zika virus. Since Saturday, the Brazilian Army involved in the fight against the Zika virus.

In total 55,000 soldiers support nationwide health staff around 310,000 employed in distributing information leaflets and eliminate hotbeds of yellow fever mosquito.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a health emergency because of the rapid spread of the Zika virus. So far there is no vaccine against the virus and no drug to microcephaly.
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