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Zika offers late-onset microcephaly risk

Zika offers late-onset microcephaly risk

A new finding on microcephaly caused by the Zika virus was reported by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. Scientists have found evidence that babies may be compromised late in pregnancy and this may not carry any traces for several months after birth.

What was known so far was that babies were more vulnerable to virus when the mother was infected at the beginning of gestation. Contrary to what has been observed so far, in the so-called "late-onset microcephaly," the baby is born with the normal-sized skull and, over time, the brain is compromised to grow.

At about six months of age , the baby ends up being diagnosed with microcephaly because his brain stops following the growth of the body. The picture was observed by the institute's researchers, who followed more than 1,200 pregnancies of Zika-infected women in Brazil.

"Babies with late-onset microcephaly were born to Zika-infected women during the third trimester of pregnancy," said Ted Pestorius, responsible assistant to the CDC. Initially, the researchers believed that the virus could be more harmful during organogenesis, the first weeks of gestation. This finding warns that fetuses are vulnerable at any point in their development.


The Importance of Oral Examination at One Year

The Importance of Oral Examination at One Year

According to the American Dental Association and one of its constituent societies, The Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) recently launched the new campaign "Milk teeth are very important?" A lifetime of healthy, pain-free smiles begins with a mouth exam on the child's first birthday. wants parents to know that the first visit to the dentist is as important a milestone on a baby's first birthday as the first hug, the first smile and the first step, "said Dr.

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Olympics in Rio: health care that visitors must have

Olympics in Rio: health care that visitors must have

Athletes are expected to fans from 205 countries are in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics. For the event to be a memorable experience, everyone should be alert to health care. Among them, drink plenty of liquid to stay hydrated and wear, when possible, clothes with long sleeves and pants to avoid exposing the skin.

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