• Spread by mosquitos, the Zika virus infected 2,500 people in Brazil last year.
• The Zika virus is spread from person to person through the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito.
WHAT IS ZIKA?
The Zika virus is spread from person to person through the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis. The incubation period for the virus is two to seven days. Like in dengue, patients develop fever, rash and joint pain but in a mild form. Doctors advice against taking aspirin and non-ster oidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen and Naproxen. According to CDC, deaths caused by the Zika virus are rare. So far, there's been one report of possible spread of the virus through blood transfusion and one report of possible spread of the virus through sexual contact.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/Infectious-Zira-virus-set-to-hit-India/articleshow/50727818.cms
• The Zika virus is spread from person to person through the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito.
WHAT IS ZIKA?
The Zika virus is spread from person to person through the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis. The incubation period for the virus is two to seven days. Like in dengue, patients develop fever, rash and joint pain but in a mild form. Doctors advice against taking aspirin and non-ster oidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen and Naproxen. According to CDC, deaths caused by the Zika virus are rare. So far, there's been one report of possible spread of the virus through blood transfusion and one report of possible spread of the virus through sexual contact.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/Infectious-Zira-virus-set-to-hit-India/articleshow/50727818.cms
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