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No vaccine is currently on the market, though several are being developed. (Photo: AP)

Here's what scientists know today about Zika and its effect on...

Zika began spreading in Brazil in April 2015 and the country saw more than 260,000 probable cases in 2016, according to...

6 Jun 2018 10:25 AM IST

The study may lead to future breakthroughs in combating destructive tropical diseases like dengue fever, Zika virus and yellow fever. (Photo: Pixabay)

1 in 7 children of Zika-infected mothers have problems

Study focused on children of women in Puerto Rico, other territories, where most cases were seen when disease swept...

8 Aug 2018 9:44 AM IST

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Zika infection may not spread by kissing, sharing spoon

Zika virus is transmitted to people, primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito.

3 Aug 2017 4:39 PM IST

Zika infection typically results in mild or symptom-free infections in healthy adults and children, there is risk of microcephaly and other diseases in a developing foetus (Photo: Pixabay)

New Zika vaccine may protect unborn baby from birth defects

Experimental drug administered during pregnancy may protect foetus from disease caused by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes.

15 July 2017 11:31 AM IST

Zika is not the only virus to sport the ridge, as it is also present in envelopes of other viruses in the same family.

Scientists find new antibody against Zika

One of such antibodies, called Z004, was particularly effective at neutralising Zika.

9 May 2017 2:30 AM IST

This drug already is used in pregnant women to treat malaria (Photo: AFP)

Malaria medicine may help keep Zika at bay

Researchers infected human placental cells with Zika virus. They found that exposure to the virus activated genes...

11 July 2017 8:42 PM IST

WHO officials said the fact that children can be born with normal head size but later develop microcephaly demonstrates that the definition of congenital Zika virus syndrome. (Photo: AP)

Zika babies may develop microcephaly after birth

The findings raise new concerns about the hidden effects of pre-natal exposure to the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

23 Nov 2016 9:22 AM IST

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Zika may severely affect newborn's retina: study

The study included infants of age three to five months with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS).

14 Nov 2016 11:45 AM IST

Zika has been linked to an increase in cases of microcephaly, a birth abnormality in which the head and brain are unusually small, among other diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

New Zika virus inhibitor identified

The compound is a small molecule that inhibits the Zika virus protease and blocks viral propagation in human cells

17 May 2017 11:00 AM IST

Maternal infections during pregnancy are a known risk factor for abnormal fetal development. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how infections during pregnancy may affect your baby

Maternal immune activation carries a small increased risk for later atypical neurodevelopment.

22 March 2017 2:37 PM IST

Inadequate surveillance and uneven health system capacity may accelerate the spread of the emerging infectious diseases. (Photo: AFP)

India is 'vulnerable' to infectious diseases like Zika, Ebola

The the level of preparedness is inadequate to protect public health

13 April 2017 8:41 AM IST

In humans, Zika virus can remain in semen months after infection. (Photo: Pixabay)

Zika virus may impair male fertility: study

Researchers observed how the Zika virus replicates in and damages testes.

24 Feb 2017 9:19 PM IST