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Zika virus risk of mental illness even in infants without small heads - C C - Feb 20, 2016 http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/02/zika-virus-may-increase-risk-of-mental.html EXCERPT: A baby with a shrunken, misshapen head is surely a heartbreaking sight. But reproductive health experts are warning that microcephaly may be only the most obvious consequence of the spread of the Zika virus. Even infants who appear normal at birth may be at higher risk for mental illnesses later in life if their mothers were infected during pregnancy, many researchers fear. The Zika virus, they say, closely resembles some infectious agents that have been linked to the development of autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia....