Essay On Birth Defect

One and every thirty-three babies is affected with a birth defect weather it’s because of a bite of some type or because something just went wrong when that baby was born. A birth defect does not mean that you turned six years old and get diagnosed with diabetes, birth defect is when you are born with congenital malformations(present from birth). If you are born with a birth defect that doesn't mean that something that you did was bad and you should be ashamed that you have that birth defect it mean that you are absolutely normal just a little bit different than everyone else.
First of all, Birth defects can affect the appearance, it affects the body’s function, and more. Not all birth defects can be dangerous but some can lead to death and some can be fixed with surgery. A deathly birth defect is Zika virus, zika virus is caused by a certain mosquito. The mosquito bites people and they then have the virus but most people don’t even know that they have it, so when a male or female with the virus decides to have a baby that baby will then have the virus that will cause a birth defect. A baby with zika virus will expect to have a small head or body.

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There was a case for infant baby Jane Doe born in new york with severe spinal defects. Her family got her the surgery to help for Jane Doe but still will live with mental and physical disabilities. Because of this case the government will decide if this is something we should look into to make this a priority to figure out. Although with this case the parents wanted to hold back on the treatment but the doctors did not. The hospital went to court and ordered the family to get the surgery, but their was a violation with the law and baby doe died. One way to stop birth defects is finding the defect during the pregnancy and stop it