HOUSTON -- Common symptoms of the Zika virus include fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis, according to the CDC. Approximately one in five people infected with the virus show symptoms. Severe ...

Ten years ago, the Zika virus shook Brazil. Thousands of babies were born with severe birth defects. Pregnant women faced constant fear, and public health systems scrambled for answers. While the ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne orthoflavivirus that can cause birth defects, including microcephaly, a condition in which head and brain size are significantly reduced at birth. The collective ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow ...

The rare birth defect is associated with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. — -- At the center of the Zika virus crisis is the rise of a dangerous condition called microcephaly. The rare birth defect ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus hijacks a host protein called ANKLE2 to support its own reproduction. ANKLE2 is involved in brain development in the fetus and because Zika can cross the placenta and ...

The island of Oahu has at least one confirmed case of the mosquito-borne virus, which can also be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her fetus Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Zika vaccine from Brazil shields the brain and testicles, avoids dengue confusion, and could reshape prevention strategies ...

New York, N.Y. (WPVI) -- The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico today reported a jump in the number of mosquito-borne Zika virus cases. Health Secretary Ana Rius says there are 18 confirmed cases, though ...