Evidence mounts of link between Zika and underdeveloped brains in babies

[rooster59]

Evidence mounts of link between Zika and underdeveloped brains in babies



Further evidence has come to light linking the mosquito-borne Zika virus to the the birth defect known as microcephally, whereby babies are born with unusually small heads.

Researchers in the United States found that the virus kills the type of tissue found in developing brains in unborn babies.

They published their findings in the medical journal Cell Stem Cell.

Zika has been linked to numerous cases of microcephally in South America, particularly in Brazil where the current outbreak seems to have started.

Last month the World Health Organisation declared a global public health emergency and it’s emergency committee is due to meet on Tuesday in Geneva.

Authorities in the US are preparing plans of action to tackle the spread of the virus and the United Nations is reviewing travel advice related to the outbreak.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-03-05

[ukrules]

This is already established, the public health emergency is GBS, this time around I think they're actually attempting to reduce the panic.

[sunnyjim5]

This is already established, the public health emergency is GBS, this time around I think they're actually attempting to reduce the panic.

What "panic" The only panic I see is that generated by the MSM and TVF posters.

What would "panic" look like and how would it be recogised ?

Would "panic" provide a cure or a solution to an, as yet, ill defined problem ?

[ukrules]

This is already established, the public health emergency is GBS, this time around I think they're actually attempting to reduce the panic.

What "panic" The only panic I see is that generated by the MSM and TVF posters.

What would "panic" look like and how would it be recogised ?

Would "panic" provide a cure or a solution to an, as yet, ill defined problem ?

When and if people start dying from GBS you will know what the word panic means.

[sunnyjim5]

This is already established, the public health emergency is GBS, this time around I think they're actually attempting to reduce the panic.

What "panic" The only panic I see is that generated by the MSM and TVF posters.

What would "panic" look like and how would it be recogised ?

Would "panic" provide a cure or a solution to an, as yet, ill defined problem ?

When and if people start dying from GBS you will know what the word panic means.

Some have died from GBS in the past (no Panics ! ) and some will die in future but many more will recover.

The exact cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome is unknown !

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/basics/causes/con-20025832

Please stop posting about something you clearly have little knowledge about.

Are you attempting to cause a Panic?

[ukrules]

This is already established, the public health emergency is GBS, this time around I think they're actually attempting to reduce the panic.

What "panic" The only panic I see is that generated by the MSM and TVF posters.

What would "panic" look like and how would it be recogised ?

Would "panic" provide a cure or a solution to an, as yet, ill defined problem ?

When and if people start dying from GBS you will know what the word panic means.

Some have died from GBS in the past (no Panics ! ) and some will die in future but many more will recover.

The exact cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome is unknown !

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/basics/causes/con-20025832

Please stop posting about something you clearly have little knowledge about.

Are you attempting to cause a Panic?

Only time will tell on this subject. Personally I hope there's no causality here but from what I've read it doesn't look good.

Edit : I'll add this link to my post : http://news.yahoo.com/study-strongest-proof-zika-causes-guillain-barre-syndrome-160124183.html

[Tywais]

The link between Zika and GBS is narrowing: There has been a 20 fold increase in GBS in the areas Zika is a problem.

Why does Zika leave some patients paralyzed?

While the worries that the Zika virus will cause severe birth defects if it infects pregnant woman have grabbed most of the headlines, this week researchers reported more evidence that an encounter with the virus can also leave some people temporarily paralyzed: On Monday, The Lancet published the first systematic study of a possible link between the virus and Guillain-Barré syndrome. The data add support to the theory that the recent increase in cases of sudden paralysis across Latin America is due to the spreading Zika outbreak. Science answers some key questions about the syndrome.

I’ve never heard of Guillain-Barré syndrome. What is it?

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an unusual reaction to several kinds of infection, which leaves people immobile to varying degrees. A few days or weeks after a person has recovered from their initial symptoms, they experience sudden numbness and weakness in their limbs, which can progress to the point where they are partially or completely paralyzed. People usually recover sensation and movement over a period of weeks or months, but many suffer lasting effects, including limb weakness and lingering tingling sensations. The syndrome was first described 100 years ago, in 1916, by French doctors Georges Guillain, Jean-Alexandre Barré, and André Strohl.

What causes it?

Scientists think that GBS develops when the body’s immune response to a bacterial or viral infection goes awry and attacks the nervous system.

Full article here - Science Magazine March 3, 2016

Formal study here - http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2816%2900562-6/abstract

[oztaurus]

I know that Mike Adams is definitely right wing and way out left of left field, but he does come up with some good research occasionally.

http://www.naturalnews.com/052943_Zika_virus_hoax_larvacide_chemical_GM_mosquitoes.html

Neighbouring Columbia has more Zika cases than Brazil and less microcephaly.

Other districts in Brazil which aren't spraying for mosquitoes have more Zika and less microcephaly.

America has more microcephaly and no Zika.

No correlation between the virus and the deformity, therefore probably not causal.