The mosquito-borne Zika virus is spreading “explosively” from Brazil across the Americas, according to the World Health Organization, which on Monday declared it an international health emergency. The WHO has estimated that as many as 4 million people could be infected this year in the Americas alone.

The virus is “strongly suspected” of causing microcephaly, a disabling birth defect in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains, the WHO said. In many cases, the babies do not survive.

Zika has no known cure. Only one in five infected people experiences any symptoms, and those tend to be mild, read more >>>

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