01-28-2016, 09:40 PM
raz wrote:
To the best of my knowledge a causal relationship between Zika and birth defects has not been proven.
Yes. Still alarming. HOWEVER...IMHO, the use of fear to push good health practices isn't necessarily a bad thing.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/zika/en/
"During large outbreaks in French Polynesia and Brazil in 2013 and 2015 respectively, national health authorities reported potential neurological and auto-immune complications of Zika virus disease. Recently in Brazil, local health authorities have observed an increase in Zika virus infections in the general public as well as an increase in babies born with microcephaly in northeast Brazil. Agencies investigating the Zika outbreaks are finding an increasing body of evidence about the link between Zika virus and microcephaly. However, more investigation is needed before we understand the relationship between microcephaly in babies and the Zika virus. Other potential causes are also being investigated."