Zika Virus Can Cause Rare Paralysis Disorder

New research has confirmed the Zika virus can trigger the paralysing condition Guillain-Barre.Sky News revealed two weeks ago that Colombian doctors had found the virus in five patients with the neurological condition.
Now scientists at the Institut Pasteur in France have analysed a Zika outbreak in French Polynesia in 2013-14 and also found patients have increased risk of Guillain-Barre (GBS) around six days later.
The syndrome is caused by an abnormal immune response to an infection, which results in nerve damage and paralysis.