Some people can also have Zika with no symptoms.
Most Zika virus infections cause no symptoms, but when present they may include fever, red eyes, joint pain, headache, and a rash over a flat, red area on the skin covered with small bumps.
Zika virus has symptoms of a severe flu, along with deeply bloodshot eyes.
Zika virus has symptoms of a severe flu, along with deeply bloodshot eyes.
Zika virus causes flu like symptoms, a rash, blood shot eyes, and can cause microcephaly in unborn babies. It is spread by mosquitos, but after a person is infected, they can also spread it through sexual contact. In some extreme cases, zika can be fatal.
Zika virus causes flu like symptoms, a rash, blood shot eyes, and can cause microcephaly in unborn babies. It is spread by mosquitos, but after a person is infected, they can also spread it through sexual contact. In some extreme cases, zika can be fatal.
Zika virus was discovered in Uganda, Africa in 1947. Zika virus is a mosquito borne disease & is carried by the same mosquito that carries dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya. The person infected with Zika virus may suffer from fever, joint pain, rashes, and headache. You can prevent yourself from getting infected with Zika virus by following some easy steps.
According to the CDC, Zika virus stays in the blood for 2 to 7 days after the symptoms pass. However, it stays in urine and semen for up to a few months after the infection. If a person is trying to conceive after having Zika virus, both partners should consult with a physician to make sure it is safe. They can be tested to verify there are no signs of an active virus remaining.
Zika is a virus originated in Africa. It is very harmful and a research is going on about it.
Anyone CAN get the Zika virus if bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus. ... Also - pregnant women who contract the virus will probably pass it to the developing fetus (causing nasty birth defects) so technically that would also be a case of a "kid" getting Zika.
The West Nile virus got its name from the location where it was first reported. And since that was the area of the western part of the NileRiver, so it got its name.
The Zika virus can be transmitted through unprotected sex - primarily from a man to his partner.
The zika virus was actually discovered decades ago, it is just moving into the United States, so it is drawing heavier media attention.
The virus is not know to cause death directly, but sometimes it does cause secondary problems that can lead to death. Zika virus infections have been linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with a few cases of Zika related GBS resulting in death. Birth defects caused by Zika can be life threatening though.
The virus was first isolated in April 1947 from a rhesus macaque monkey that had been placed in a cage in the Zika Forest of Uganda, near Lake Victoria, by the scientists of the Yellow Fever Research Institute. Eventually - around 1952 - researchers realized that some people were getting sick from the same virus.