The New phenomenon Zika Virus, which is spread by an Infected Aedes Mosquito, has now been known to cause a serious birth defect in women in the first trimester of pregnancy.

The chances of the birth defect known as Microcephaly affecting the unborn child is roughly 1 in a 100 (one percent), which is also high.

This was the product of a new study which is also the first to give a correct and accurate estimate of dangers and risks associated with the virus.

The study focused on prevalence of birth defects during a recent outbreak of the virus in French Polynesia. The region has a small population making it quite easy for researchers to collect all the relevant cases. During the outbreak between 2013 and 2015 there were eight cases of microcephaly, with seven of these occurring over the last four months of this period.

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