Zika virus is a cause for concern. The first death from Zika virus in the contiguous United States has now been reported, and we have already seen the impacts of the illness on people in Central and ...

Infants exposed to the Zika virus during pregnancy may face hidden developmental challenges, even if they appear healthy at ...

(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 ...

Injecting neuroblastoma tumors with Zika virus shrank or eliminated those tumors in studies with mice, suggesting that the virus could someday serve as an effective cancer therapy, according to a ...

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Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study, led by ...

A single mutation could make the mosquito-borne Zika virus a lot more infectious and dangerous. Zika typically causes few symptoms, if any, in adults, but if infection occurs during pregnancy it can ...

Scientists solve the mystery of how Zika virus takes over key immune system cells. New findings shed light on how to stop the virus from spreading. Zika virus has a trick up its sleeve. Once inside ...