Zika — Vax-Before-Travel

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Dec 1

4 min read

How Do Zika Viruses Assemble During an Infection

A viral protein called NS2A orchestrates the Zika virus assembly by protease

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Nov 29

5 min read

Zika-Exposed Children Challenged with Motor Developmental Delays

Congenital Zika Syndrome characterized by microcephaly and central nervous system abnormalities

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Nov 21

5 min read

Zika Testing Guidelines Updated

Pregnant women should delay visiting Zika endemic countries

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Nov 15

5 min read

Mutated Genes Were Never Associated With Zika

By replicating human patients' mutations in flies, researchers uncovered one way that Zika virus leads to microcephaly in unborn children

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Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Nov 14

7 min read

Sterilizing Mosquitoes To Kill Off Infectious Diseases

Sterilized male mosquitoes will mate with females in the wild to reduce future generations

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