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Zika Virus Caused Baby's Brain Damage

First case of brain damage linked to Zika in the U.S.

On Friday a Hawaiian baby with microcephaly – an usually small head and brain – became the first reported case of brain damage linked to Zika virus in the U.S. Zika, which is a mosquito-borne virus, is believed to have caused birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday urged pregnant women not to travel to areas where the Zika virus is active, including Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico.

Read it at The New York Times

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