Pathology:
As the Zika virus travels through the body, it affects the human form structure in different areas. The pathogen invades the nervous system, for example. It infects nerve cells within the system through the bloodstream. The infection in the nerve cells can lead to some people receiving Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Guillain-Barre Syndrome causes pain in muscles, which creates weakness in tendons and tingling in the legs or feet. The syndrome can further cause temporary paralysis. This syndrome can equally affect the brain. It damages unripe brain cells.
On the other hand, pregnant women with the Zika virus can pass the pathogen down to their fetus. Newborn babies may face, eye problems, hearing loss, and unusual head growth, microcephaly. This is a condition when a baby's head is smaller than usual causing abnormal brain development. Infants can experience pain in joints, whereas, in older little ones, they are challenged with sitting up properly oneself, feeling, and sleeping with the Zika virus. Some can even experience seizures, vision and hearing problems.
When exposed to the disease, the symptoms and signs don't appear until between 2-7 days. In the first beginning stages, most people …show more content…
An immunologist, Akiko Iwasaki, was the leader of this investigation. His team learned that the immune cells, CD8 T, swarm the brain when the infection spreads in the brain from the blood. The cells not only limit the infection of nerve cells but trigger paralysis. According to Iwasaki, “'The immune cells that are generated by infection start attacking our own neurons,'...' The damage is not occurring through the virus infection, but rather the immune response to the virus'” Yale University. (2017, November 20). Zika- related nerve damage caused by an immune response to the virus. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 15, 2018, from