Zika may harm nearly 1 in 7 babies exposed to the virus in the womb
A CDC study of births in U.S. territories tallies birth defects and later health problems
Babies exposed to a Zika infection while in the womb are not out of the woods even if they look healthy at birth.
Nearly 1 in 10 of 1,450 babies examined developed neurological or developmental problems, such as seizures, hearing loss, impaired vision or difficulty crawling, a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. It’s the first tally of the health of children at least 1 year old who were born in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and exposed to Zika in utero.