By Richard Westlund / Special to UM News — With the arrival of the Zika virus in South Florida last summer, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine immediately launched a new multidisciplinary clinical initiative to provide the best possible care for pregnant women and their babies. Although relatively little was known about this dangerous tropical virus, UM’s Zika Response …

By Miller School of Medicine News/ Department of Pediatrics — Zika is a virus transmitted primarily through mosquitoes, which has been linked to congenital Zika syndrome and Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Zika infection can cause a mild flu-like syndrome with fever, joint pain, conjunctivitis and rash. However, most people (80%) infected with Zika will have no symptoms at all. As Zika arrived …

By Richard Westlund / Special to UM News — As Miami heads into the summer, rainy season and potentially another season of locally-transmitted cases of Zika, preventing mosquito bites and taking other precautions will significantly reduce Zika infection. Paola Lichtenberger, M.D., associate professor of Clinical Medicine and Director of Tropical Diseases at the University of Miami Health System and Miller School …