A new set of charts could prove vital in the fight against the Zika virus, experts have today said. The growth charts allow healthcare professionals to assess the weight, length and head circumference ...

One of the biggest unknowns about the Zika virus is the extent of damage it causes during pregnancy. Much of the early alarm focused on babies born with abnormally small heads and often underdeveloped ...

An alarming rise in Brazil in the number of cases of babies born with smaller-than-normal heads — a condition known as microcephaly — has public health officials racing to determine if the cause is a ...

When an outbreak strikes, the Epidemic Intelligence Service is the cavalry. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ships this branch to the front lines, where they investigate the causes and ...

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 ...

Scientists have found a disturbing new component to the birth defects associated with the Zika virus. In one of the first studies published related to the recent Zika outbreak, researchers in Brazil ...

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 ...

Your doctor can measure your baby’s growth in several ways. For example, your doctor will check your baby’s height or length and their weight to learn if they’re growing normally. Another measure of ...

The Zika virus has spread rapidly in the Americas since its first identification in Brazil in early 2015. Prenatal Zika virus infection has been linked to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, most ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is causing international concern as a result of its link to microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which babies are born with unusually small heads and incomplete brain ...