microcephaly

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an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain

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A period of developmental stagnation is followed by developmental regression where language and motor milestones regress, purposeful hand use is lost, and acquired deceleration in the rate of head growth (resulting in microcephaly in some) is seen. Source: Internet

Interestingly, a virus that is related to Zika (Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, or BVDV) is known to cause birth defects in calves, including microcephaly and eye deformities, when their mothers are infected during pregnancy. Source: Internet

As real concerns over have grown, so too has the unfounded idea that the Zika virus is a government hoax and that the virus does not cause microcephaly. Source: Internet

Aside from microcephaly, Zika virus also causes eye problems among infected babies. Source: Internet

But confirming a link between Zika and microcephaly will take more research and time — months, if not years — and the confirmation may end up as a preponderance of evidence rather than a definitive link. Source: Internet

Brazil has seen the number of babies born with microcephaly — a rare and devastating neurological disorder that causes newborns to develop abnormally small skulls and brains — increase dramatically. Source: Internet

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