Title: Congenital Zika Syndrome<br/>Author: Jon Mark Hirshon<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/96/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
Congenital infection with the Zika virus is associated with 5 types of birth defects</p>
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· These are rarely or never seen with other infections during pregnancy</p>
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· These defects are:</p>
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1. Severe microcephaly (small head size) resulting in a partially collapsed skull</p>
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2. Decreased brain tissue with brain damage</p>
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3. Damage to the back of the eye with a specific pattern of scarring and increased pigment</p>
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4. Limited range of joint motion, such as clubfoot</p>
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5. Too much muscle tone restricting body movement soon after birth </p>
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https://www.cdc.gov/zika/pregnancy/</p>
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