Evidence of Zika virus found in tears

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 16:11 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have found that Zika virus can live in eyes and have identified genetic material from the virus in tears, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study, in mice, helps explain why some Zika patients develop eye disease including a condition known as uveitis which can lead […]

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