Zika Virus: Mechanisms of Infection During Pregnancy
Author(s)
King, Nicholas J. C.
Teixeira, Mauro M.
Mahalingam, Suresh
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2017
Metadata
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Immune status changes during pregnancy, with pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory contexts at different stages, making pregnant women potentially more susceptible to various infections. Infection by Zika virus during pregnancy can cause developmental damage to the fetus, and the altered immune response during pregnancy could contribute to disease during Zika infection.Immune status changes during pregnancy, with pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory contexts at different stages, making pregnant women potentially more susceptible to various infections. Infection by Zika virus during pregnancy can cause developmental damage to the fetus, and the altered immune response during pregnancy could contribute to disease during Zika infection.
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Journal Title
Trends in Microbiology
Volume
25
Issue
9
Subject
Microbiology
Medical microbiology
Medical microbiology not elsewhere classified