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A gripping narrative about the Zika pathogen from the New York Times knowledge reporter covering the outbreak. Until just lately, Zika pathogen - once considered a minor disease - was barely a cause for global stress. But as soon as August 2015, doctors in Brazil's northeast region started to notice a craze: Many mothers who had just lately experienced Zika symptoms were having a baby to babies with microcephaly, a serious disorder seen as a unusually small heads and brain harm. By the beginning of 2016, Zika was making headlines as data mounted, and eventually proved, that microcephaly is a direct result of the virus, which may be contracted through mosquito bites or sexually sent. As reported circumstances inch northward, the question of the moment is becoming: How far will the epidemic spread? In Zika, New York Times knowledge reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr. packages the facts straight in a remarkable exploration of Zika's origins, how it's growing, the competition for a cure, and what we can do to safeguard ourselves now.
