
Julia Belluz
Freelance contributor
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It really depends on your situation.


The virus could be linked to microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with shrunken heads.


Until recently, health officials thought Zika was pretty harmless. Now they think it causes birth defects in newborns.


According to experts who study the disease, here are some key steps.


Dishes at non-chain restaurants contain an average of 1,200 calories.


They should hold off for months — or even years.


Zika is a new, mostly harmless virus — except for pregnant women.


We found 850 products with dubious ingredients — more than half were marketed for weight loss.


The Zika virus, circulating in more than a dozen countries in the Americas, prompted a CDC travel advisory.


The rare, incurable disease is spreading quickly across the Americas. Here’s what you need to know.