Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging virus from the Flaviviridae family that is transmitted to
humans by mosquito vectors and represents an important health problem. Infections in …

Zika virus (ZIKV) received worldwide attention over the past decade when outbreaks of the
disease were found to be associated with severe neurological syndromes and congenital …

Zika virus (ZIKV) was first discovered in 1947 in Uganda. ZIKV did not entice much attention
until Brazil hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics Game, where ZIKV attracted a global …

The human decidua and placenta form a distinct environment distinguished for its promotion
of immunotolerance to infiltrating semiallogeneic trophoblast cells to enable successful …

Besides bacteria, fungi, protists and archaea, the vaginal ecosystem also contains a range
of prokaryote-and eukaryote-infecting viruses, which are collectively referred to as the …

Many maternal immune cells populate the decidua, which is the mucosal lining of the uterus
transformed during pregnancy. Here, abundant natural killer (NK) cells and macrophages …

Determination of antibodies against ToRCH antigens at the beginning of pregnancy allows
assessment of both the maternal immune status and the risks to an adverse pregnancy …

The emergence and rapid spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) on a global scale as well as the
establishment of a causal link between Zika infection and congenital syndrome and …

Congenital abnormalities cause serious fetal consequences. The term TORCH is used to
designate the most common perinatal infections, where:(T) refers to toxoplasmosis,(O) …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a dreadful novel
coronavirus with global health concerns among pregnant women. To date, the vertical …