Brazil Faces New Health Epidemic As Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Spreads Rapidly

RECIFE, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 03: Residents use a makeshift boat as they prepare to recover items from a nearby fire which destroyed many wooden makeshift homes along the polluted Capibaribe River on February 3, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Officials say as many as 100,000 people may have already been exposed to the Zika virus in Recife, many from poorer communities, although most never develop symptoms. The state with the most cases is Pernambuco, whose capital is Recife, and is being called the epicenter of the outbreak. In the last four months, authorities have recorded thousands of cases in Brazil in which the mosquito-borne Zika virus may have led to microcephaly in infants. Microcephaly results in an abnormally small head in newborns and is associated with various disorders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)