microcephaly

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Medical illustration showing two transparent human profiles: the left has a normal-sized brain, and the right shows a smaller brain and head labeled as microcephaly, with Zika virus particles in the background.

A doctor kneels beside a young child with microcephaly, supporting the child during physiotherapy in a clinic with therapy equipment in the background.

microcephaly: Media

medical condition

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Medical illustration showing two transparent human profiles: the left has a normal-sized brain, and the right shows a smaller brain and head labeled as microcephaly, with Zika virus particles in the background.

Zika fever; microcephaly

Depiction of an individual with normal brain size and an individual with microcephaly...

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A doctor kneels beside a young child with microcephaly, supporting the child during physiotherapy in a clinic with therapy equipment in the background.

Child with microcephaly, Recife, Brazil, 2016.

A toddler with microcephaly receiving physiotherapy from Dr. Pepita Duran at a clinic...

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