Zika virus causes a flu-like illness in 1/3 of those infected. However, when a pregnant woman is bitten it may cause microencephaly in the fetus: a smaller skull size with a corresponding smaller brain, as well as facial abnormalities. TWO QUESTIONS: Should we be surprised that another zoonotic disease has caught us by surprise? How can Brazil say that it will eradicate Zika when no one knows what the reservoir is? On Point Radio (one of the few talk/call-in radio shows that