Skull cast and cast of the endocranial cavity (endocast) from the Royal College of Surgeons in London of a modern adult human who suffered from microcephaly. It is strikingly similar to the ...

but Zika virus can cause a serious birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies have abnormally small heads and symptoms that range from mild developmental delays to a fatal condition. Zika ...

While infection with Zika virus in adults typically leads to mild symptoms and very rarely ... and in the most severe cases, microcephaly,” a condition that is linked to a range of complications ...

While Zika virus infections are mild in most adults, such an infection during pregnancy leads to a serious birth defect called microcephaly, associated with decreased brain size. Other severe ...