First U.S. Zika Death Reported In Puerto Rico

Zika

Updated Apr. 13, 2017 4:18PM ET / Published Apr. 29, 2016 5:06PM ET

U.S. health officials reported the country's first death from the Zika virus on Friday. The patient, one of 683 confirmed Zika cases in Puerto Rico, developed severe thrombocytopenia, a blood-clotting disorder as a result of the Zika virus, the CDC reports. Most adults who contract the disease are not hospitalized. Some patients can develop life-threatening symptoms, however, and unborn children can suffer serious birth defects if they contract the disease while in the womb.

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