Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers questions about the Zika virus
Story highlights The Zika virus is primarily spread through mosquitoes and sexual activity WHO finds no relationship between pesticides and microcephaly Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers people's concerns about the virus in a Facebook chat Atlanta CNN — As more cases of Zika virus are being reported, it’s important to be up to speed on the facts, especially with misinformation spreading around. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, continues follow the developments and updates with Zika, and once again took to Facebook to answer questions about it. The World Health Organization looked into this and found that there isn’t a relationship between pesticides and microcephaly, the neurological birth defect that seems to be linked to the Zika virus. It actually hasn’t been confirmed for sure that Zika causes microcephaly, but the evidence is mounting because the virus was found in amniotic fluids and brains of those with the defect.
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