The arrival of the Zika virus in the Americas, and concern over its possible link to birth defects, have stirred up a storm of panic in the media. But the truth is that the virus and its effects on the human body are poorly studied, and very little is known about it for certain.
Given that knowledge gap, we can expect alarmist reports over the next few months to blame any and every cryptic health condition on the virus. Most recently, health experts have raised concern about a possible connection between the Zika virus and a paralytic nervous disorder known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome...read more>>>...