microcephaly 小頭症

microcephaly
繁：小頭症
简：小头症

世界衞生組織更新對寨卡病毒的評估，指孕婦受感染會導致嬰兒腦部發育異常，進一步確認寨卡病毒是導致小頭症及觸發吉巴氏綜合症，可能性極高。

世衞再確認寨卡病毒導致小頭症（2016年9月8日）。信報財經新聞，取自 http://www2.hkej.com/instantnews/current/article/1386655/世衞再確認寨卡病毒導致小頭症

The World Health Organization in an updated assessment said the “most likely explanation” is that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities including microcephaly. In addition, the agency said infection is a trigger of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), a rare neurological disorder that can result in paralysis.

Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm. (2016, September 12). Reuters. Retrieved from http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-qanda-factbox-idUSKCN11I2IB