Scientists probe Zika’s link to neurological disorder

Uptick in cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome raises concern among health officials

A patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome in Colombia

SUDDEN PARALYSIS  Patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome can experience facial paralysis, like this patient (right) at a hospital in Colombia. The country has seen an uptick in cases of the neurological disorder, which scientists have linked to Zika virus infection. 

AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan

For some adults, Zika virus is a rashy, flulike nuisance.