Zika Virus Linked To Stillbirth In Brazil

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Over 4,000 children have been born with Zika-linked microcephaly. This new case would be the first stillbirth linked to the virus. Mario Tama/Getty

The Zika virus is currently spreading around the world, and health officials are understandably concerned. Pregnant mothers infected with the mosquito-borne virus are giving birth to babies with abnormally shrunken heads – a condition known as microcephaly – and the virus is thought to be to blame.