Baby stillborn after mum falls ill with brain-swelling ‘sloth fever’ – as experts warn it can be passed on in the womb
BRAIN-swelling ‘sloth fever’ could be passed on in the womb, experts fear.
Their warning comes after a mum tragically lost her baby before it was born, following infection with the virus.
GettyA 40-year-old woman suffered a still birth after catching sloth fever while pregnant[/caption]
PAOropouche virus is passed on to humans from sloths by insects[/caption]
The little-known disease is officially called Oropouche virus and tends to circulate between primates like sloths – hence its nickname…
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