[ad_1] The particles of Zika virus, in red, are found inside renal cells of an African green monkey.Image: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH (Flickr) A devastating viral disease could …
Read More »New Study Finds How Zika Virus Targets and Hinds Immune Cells
[ad_1] Washington: A recent study has shown that the Zika virus infects the very cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection. Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to …
Read More »FDA: No need to test the donated blood for Zika
[ad_1] The FDA will refrain from testing all donated blood and blood products against the Zika virus, the agency said Friday. Citing the decrease in Zika cases in the United States, as …
Read More »Scientists delve into differences between Zika virus and dengue virus
[ad_1] July 6, 2018 A New Study Examines Cellular and Molecular Differences Between Dengue and Zika More than two years after reports of steep rise in Zika rates appeared around the world. …
Read More »Perceptions about Zika | Infection Control Today
[ad_1] In a summer epidemic that posed significant risks to pregnant women and their fetuses, 29 people in Miami-Dade County were infected with Zika virus between late June and early August 2016, …
Read More »Zika virus high-resolution snapshot reveals clues to fight it
[ad_1] Microscopic distinctions may explain why dengue fever sometimes develops into a hemorrhagic fever, while Zika manifests as congenital malformations, for example, said Michael G. Rossmann, a microbiologist at Purdue University and …
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