ZIKA INFECTION NOW LINKED TO HEARING LOSS IN BABIES

Doctors are now adding hearing loss to the growing list of health problems linked to Zika infections in babies.

The virus is already known to cause microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and incomplete brain development, among other serious health problems.

In a study of 69 Zika-infected babies with severe microcephaly, about 6% showed hearing loss, according to a study from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Thursday