Questions grow about Zika’s risk to future pregnancy

By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Reuters) – Few women have competed inthe Olympics while pregnant, but the suspicion that the Zikavirus in mothers is causing birth defects is central tocalculations by athletes and others planning travel to Brazil inAugust for the summer games. Chief among their concerns is whether Zika, unlike similarmosquito-borne viruses, can be transmitted sexually, or remainlatent in the body – possibly presenting a risk for women whobecome pregnant after the Olympics have ended. …
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