Zika Virus Damage Can Mislead Parents, Experts Say NBC News
- Examples of wrong behavior: Crawling at 2 months, tiny infant sits straight up when her foot is tickled
- “The reflexes making these young infants seem so developmentally accelerated come from the brain stem, and they are supposed to stop a few weeks after birth.”
- “What's becoming clear is that Zika's hallmark birth defect — microcephaly — is only the most obvious symptom. As babies damaged by Zika infection get to four months, six months, a year old, more problems are showing up”
- “Many also have terrible, painful reflux — caused when food and stomach acid bubble up into the esophagus. It's being caused because the infants are not suckling properly, using the reflex instead of coordinated sucking, she said.”
- “In addition, some babies born looking normal have regressed, Van der Linden said. "At birth, they were normal. Head circumference was normal. But now they have microcephaly," she said.”
See also VitaminDWiki
- Zika birth defects – comprehensive analysis – Aug 2016
- Zika birth defects – more than first trimester– June 2016
- Zika birth defect list just got longer - June 2016
- Stop Zika Birth Defects with Vitamin D book by VitaminDWiki
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USA Today Aug 2016