Zika is a virus that is spread mostly by mosquitoes. A pregnant mother can pass it to her baby during pregnancy or around the time of birth. It can spread through sexual contact. There have also been reports that the virus has spread through blood transfusions. There have been outbreaks of Zika virus in the United States, Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, parts of the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Most people who get the virus do not get sick. One in five people do get symptoms, which can include a fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (pink eye). Symptoms are usually mild, and start 2 to 7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
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- Zika Virus (National Library of Medicine)... through blood transfusions. There have been outbreaks of Zika virus in the United States, Africa, Southeast Asia, the ... not travel to areas where there is a Zika virus outbreak. If you do decide to travel, first ...
- Zika Virus Test What is a Zika virus test? A Zika virus test looks for signs of a Zika virus infection in a sample of your blood or urine (pee). ... after symptoms begin. Why do I need a Zika virus test? Zika virus outbreaks tend to come and ...
- The Zika virus is named after the Zika forest in Uganda, where the virus was first discovered in 1947. HOW ZIKA CAN SPREAD Mosquitoes spread the Zika virus from person to person. Mosquitoes acquire the virus ...
- Zika Virus Fact Sheet (World Health Organization)Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus ...
- Zika Virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Information on Zika virus. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... Zika virus, Zika, Tropical Africa, mosquitoes, avoid mosquito bites, Aedes, viral disease, Flaviviridae family, Mosquito-Borne Diseases
- Microcephaly and Other Birth Defects: Zika Virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)<p>Information on Zika virus. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p> ... Zika virus, Zika, Tropical Africa, mosquitoes, avoid mosquito bites, Aedes, viral disease, Flaviviridae family, Mosquito-Borne Diseases
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- Zika Virus Disease (World Health Organization)Zika virus is primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus, mainly Aedes ... Zika virus is primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.
- Zika Virus: Plan for Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)<p>Information on Zika virus. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p> ... Zika virus, Zika, Tropical Africa, mosquitoes, avoid mosquito bites, Aedes, viral disease, Flaviviridae family, Mosquito-Borne Diseases
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