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Until recently, Zika virus—once considered a mild disease—was hardly a cause for global panic. But as early as August of 2015, doctors in Brazil’s northeast region began to notice a trend: many mothers who had recently experienced Zika symptoms were giving birth to babies with microcephaly, a serious disorder characterized by unusually small heads and brain damage. By the beginning of 2016, Zika was making headlines as evidence mounted, and eventually confirmed, that microcephaly is a direct result of the virus, which can be contracted through mosquito bites or sexually transmitted. As reported cases inch northward, the question of the moment has become: how far will the epidemic spread? In Zika, New York Times science reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. sets the facts straight in a fascinating exploration of Zika's origins, how it’s spreading, the race for a cure, and what we can do to protect ourselves now.
- Donald G. McNeil - Author
- Dan Woren - Narrator
OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781524735272
- File size: 144196 KB
- Release date: July 5, 2016
- Duration: 05:00:24
MP3 audiobook
- ISBN: 9781524735272
- File size: 144307 KB
- Release date: July 5, 2016
- Duration: 05:00:23
- Number of parts: 4
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English