Zika birth defects may not be noticed for a year

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

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• Stop Zika Birth Defects with Vitamin D book by VitaminDWiki

See also Web

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  • USA Today Aug 2016