As Zika Spreads, So Do Fears About Birth Defects, Other Dangers

 

By Maggie Fox

Colombian officials predict the fast-spreading Zika virus may infect as many as 700,000 people there, and they're advising women to put off getting pregnant if they can.

Brazil has reported several hundred more cases of a birth defect called microcephaly, in which babies have underdeveloped heads and brains and often die before or at birth. More than 3,800 cases have been reported in the past year. 

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Source: NBC News