Dallas Pregnant Women Infected by Zika Virus

- At least 10 pregnant women in the Dallas area have been infected with Zika, Texas officials confirmed Wednesday.All of the women contracted the mosquito-borne virus while traveling abroad. As of June 9, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported there are 234 cases of pregnant women on the U.S. mainland who have been infected with Zika, which typically involves relatively mild symptoms in most adults. However, it can cause devastating birth defects in babies that include microcephaly, where an infant is born with an abnormally small head and brain.