How to contain the zika virus

Capa:How to contain the zika virus

Autor(es): Reisch, Marc S.


Resumo: For most people who catch it, the Zika virus isn't so bad. Symptoms include achy joints, a rash, headache, and a slight fever. After a few days, the symptoms are gone. But for pregnant women, Zika is a horror. The virus is the suspect behind an epidemic of more than 4,000 cases of children born in Brazil in the past year with abnormally small heads and brains, a rare condition known as microcephaly.


Imprenta: Chemical & Engineering News, v. 94, n. 9, p. 29-30, 2016.


Descritores: Zika virus - Epidemic ; Zika virus - Microcephaly ; Zika virus - Zika fever


Data de publicação: 2016