| Literature DB >> 28578821 |
Nicholas J C King1, Mauro M Teixeira2, Suresh Mahalingam3.
Abstract
Immune status changes during pregnancy, with pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory contexts at different stages, making pregnant women potentially more susceptible to various infections. Infection by Zika virus during pregnancy can cause developmental damage to the fetus, and the altered immune response during pregnancy could contribute to disease during Zika infection.Entities:
Keywords: Zika virus; congenital Zika syndrome; immune status; pregnancy
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28578821 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.05.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079