The Zika virus spreading across Central and South America constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern," the World Health Organization declared on Monday. The virus has been linked ...

Now that Zika virus has begun spreading in the continental United States for the first time, there's growing concern about the potential impact on pregnant women and unborn babies. The CDC issued a ...

WICHITA, Kansas – Gwen and Scott Hartley have three children. Their eldest Cal was born healthy 14 years ago. Claire was born with microcephaly, and five years later, not yet born, Lola was diagnosed ...

When Leah and Travis Wright saw news reports about the spread of the Zika virus in Brazil and the suspected tie to a little-known birth defect, no one had to tell them about the devastation caused by ...

A large number of babies were born in Brazil two years before the Zika virus was thought to have entered the country. Most of the cases of microcephaly were in the northeastern part of the country, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Zika virus is putting a spotlight on a potentially devastating birth defect that until now has gotten little public attention. Regardless of whether the mosquito-borne virus ...

Microcephaly is a congenital condition in which the newborn baby’s head is abnormally small head for his or her age or stage of development. Although microcephaly does not always have an impact beyond ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rosana Vieira Alves bathes her 4-month-old daughter Luana Vieira, who was born with microcephaly, at their home in Olinda, Brazil, ...

A comparison of the size of the heads of fetuses from uninfected mothers, fetuses from Zika virus infected mothers, and fetuses from Zika virus infected mothers that are immune to dengue. A mild ...