The baby was infected in the womb.
In Texas, the child died, born with microcephaly, a congenital pathology, which is often caused by a virus zika.
The baby was infected in the womb when the woman was traveling in Latin America.
This is the first in Texas a case of death from illness caused by zika virus.
Microcephaly causes defects in fetal development – babies are born with abnormally reduced size of the skull and brain, leading to mental deficiency.
Virus zika, which is most commonly transmitted by mosquitoes, is often asymptomatic. The disease is especially dangerous for pregnant women.
