Zika: An Emerging Virus in Brazil | Spillover - Zika, Ebola & Beyond

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Keywords
virus Zika epidemiology mosquito development Brazil disease spillover Zika: An Emerging Virus in Brazil epidemic microcephaly public health health crisis birth defects
Subjects
Health Studies Life Sciences
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Zika: An Emerging Virus in Brazil | Spillover - Zika, Ebola & Beyond

Early in 2015, Brazilians began to contract Zika, a virus transmitted by mosquitos. Soon after, epidemiologists noticed an uptick in the number of babies born with microcephaly, a severe birth defect. Were the two related? See how epidemiologists studied the unfolding outbreak to determine if Zika was responsible for the babies born with microcephaly.
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PBS Learning Media

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