Zika Virus and Pregnancy

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This article covers a variety of topics:

  • What Zika is
  • How it can cause microcephaly and other brain problems
  • How it spreads
  • How to protect yourself and others from Zika
  • How Zika can affect a baby during pregnancy
  • Signs and symptoms of Zika
  • How Guillain-Barre syndrome is related to Zika
  • Medical care for a baby if the mother was exposed to Zika during pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding if a woman had Zika during pregnancy or after giving birth

Click here for the Spanish version of the article.

 

Resource Type(s)
Fact Sheet
Topic(s)
Birth Defects
Clinical Guidelines
Diagnostics
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Microcephaly
Mosquito Transmission
Pregnancy
Prevention
Sexual Transmission
Signs and Symptoms
Audience(s)
For the Community
Health Care Workers
Pregnant Women
Language(s)
English
Spanish
Country(ies)
United States
Source(s)
March of Dimes

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