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Bookmark or Share- Zika Virus: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention - Cleveland ClinicZika virus (or Zika fever) is an illness you get from certain types of mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). It’s caused by a virus, an organism that uses your cells to make more copies of itself. Most people don’t know they have it or have very mild symptoms.
- Zika virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)Zika virus is primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti, in tropical and subtropical regions. Aedes mosquitoes usually bite during the day, peaking during early morning and late afternoon/evening. This is the same mosquito that transmits dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
- Zika Virus | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAbout Zika. What everyone needs to know about Zika virus. Symptoms, Testing, & Treatment. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, headache, joint pain, red eyes, and muscle pain. Prevention & Transmission. Zika is spread mostly by the bite of an infected mosquito. Prevent Zika by avoiding mosquito bites. Health Effects & Risks.
- Zika virus - World Health Organization (WHO)Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus first identified in Uganda in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey followed by evidence of infection and disease in humans in other African countries in the 1950s. From the 1960s to 1980s, sporadic human infections were detected across Africa and Asia. However, since 2007 outbreaks of Zika virus disease have been ...
- Zika virus - WikipediaZika virus (ZIKV; pronounced / ˈ z iː k ə / or / ˈ z ɪ k ə /) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus. Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947.
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