Zika virus's non-structural protein NS1 (red) and mitochondria (green) travel through the tunneling nanotube (TNT, gray) from infected to uninfected placental cells. This is the first time that Zika ...

The Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) says the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted by sexual contact in Dallas County in 2016 has been confirmed by the CDC.

Facebook X Reddit Email Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, continues to perplex scientists in many ways nearly 80 years later. While many people with ...

Autophagy-mediated downregulation of AXL and TIM-1 promotes sustained Zika virus infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025; 122 (21) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2427241122 ...

Zika virus is unusual in that it can cross the placenta and enter the fetus, where ANKLE2 is known to play a big role in brain development. Most other viruses are kept out of the fetus by the ...

However, the virus is most concerning for pregnant woman as it can prevent the "fetus' brain from developing properly" the CDC states. Health officials recommend using protection during sexual ...

Adult women in Puerto Rico were significantly more likely to develop Zika than men, researchers said on Thursday, raising new questions about the potential role of sexual transmission of the virus ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature ...

Byington: About 80% of the infections have no symptoms. So, most people who had Zika virus will not know they had Zika virus. For the 20% that do display symptoms the most common symptoms that we see ...

The Zika virus can target and eradicate human neuroblastoma tumors in a mouse model, a study shows. But how soon could such a treatment be used in people? When you purchase through links on our ...

Chheda has done research on Zika’s potential to treat a highly aggressive brain cancer, glioblastoma. His current work involves working on ways to genetically modify the virus to make it safer.

Zika Virus: The Basics What you need to know about the mosquito-borne virus. -- At the center of the Zika virus crisis is the rise of a dangerous condition called microcephaly.