Virus

Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Virus.

Topic archive

Articles about Virus

1,753 published items.

Zika virus can cross each other maternity
Medicine - Health

Zika virus can cross each other maternity

Brazilian scientists detect Zika virus in the amniotic membranes of two women, a proof that the virus may cross the placenta, affecting the fetus.

December 15, 2018
Russia confirmed the first Zika infection
Medicine - Health

Russia confirmed the first Zika infection

The Russian health watchdog said on Monday that the country's first Zika brain atrophy was a woman who had been to the Dominican Republic.

December 15, 2018
Why is WHO more afraid of Zika than Ebola?
Medicine - Health

Why is WHO more afraid of Zika than Ebola?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global emergency for Zika disease, although no studies have demonstrated this virus causes minor head defects in newbo…

December 15, 2018