Zika Virus What is Zika virus disease? Zika virus disease, also referred to as Zika, is a disease that people can contract from the Zika virus. The Zika virus first emerged in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys. Its name comes from the Zika forest located in Uganda (CDC). What are the signs and symptoms? The most common symptoms of the Zika virus are mild fever, vomiting, headache, skin rash, red eyes, joint aches, and muscle aches (phila.gov). Symptoms resemble other infections such as chikungunya
tropical virus has been prompting a worldwide concern lately. A number of cases has been increasing and not much has been done to protect our citizens. The Zika Virus is an epidemic on delay, with the worst of the outbreak’s effects trailing in the wake of the mosquitoes that carry the virus. The Zika is mosquito borne virus that has spread rapidly across the world such as the warm parts of Latin America, from Brazil to Mexico and even Puerto Rico. [World Health Organization (WHO), 2016] The Zika virus
ZIKA VIRUS AND MICROCEPHALY By definition microcephaly is a clinical finding which is defined when the head circumference of a fetus or newborn is less than the expected for that stage of pregnancy or gender. (Soares de Araújo et al., 2016) Some of the signs and symptoms seen in children with microcephaly include a very small head, difficulty feeding, high pitched cries, neurological features such as seizures, spasticity or rigidity of arms and legs and developmental delays. (Microcephaly Epi Alert
Effect of Zika Virus on Foetuses The significance of the study: Zika virus, also known as ZikV, has been in the spotlight with several studies being carried out to better understand the effects of the virus on foetuses and newborns from infected mothers. This increased interest in the virus is as a result of a reported increase in the occurrence of microcephaly in Brazil, an occurrence which researchers suspect to be as a result of a corresponding global increase in the prevalence of this virus (Sarno
prevent the transmission of the virus from the Zika, especially in pregnant women, this virus can cause microcephaly and otherbirth defects and development, as well as pregnancy loss. In adults the possibility exists that can produce paralysis (Guillain-Barré Syndrome) and other neurological problems. There are no vaccines to prevent, medications to treat the infection. Follow the recommendations of the Department of health to prevent the spread of the Zika virus. The weekly report of diseases Abovirales
Vincent Dinnocenzo Mr. Jablonski 4/26/17 SS Zika in Brazil The Zika virus is a very dangerous disease, as it has spread around the world very quickly. One of these places in this world is Brazil, a country in South America. The Zika virus is one of the many dangerous viruses in the world, because it has no vaccine and no cure. There are about 7,000 deaths reported each year, only though it only lasts for about two to seven days. It was first reported in Uganda, and it did not harm people until it
The Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne single-stranded RNA virus. It is in the family of Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus. This virus causes a mild illness similar to dengue. The first case of ZIKV was identified in Uganda in 1947. Cases of this virus were rare until 2007 when a major epidemic happened in Yap Island, Micronesia. Now, epidemics have happened in Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands, Brazil, and New Caledonia (Ioos et al., 2014). During the first week of infection, the virus
Issue: The “Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys… It was subsequently identified inhuman in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania”("Zika virus", 2016). However, unfortunately, it now has been reported in the United States as of 2016. The disease has been reported to cause potential neurological and auto-immune complications, as well as, increase the likelihood of babies being born with microcephaly or “a rare neurological
Introduction Recently the Zika Virus has been a big epidemic in various cities. In my research paper I will be focusing on the places it has been too, causing severe cases of birth defects in babies. This caused many governments to clean up their city and take precaution. For example, making sure the sewers were clean and eliminating mosquitoes. But before we get into this topic we must know what Zika is. What is Zika The Zika is an extremely rare disease; a flavivirus transmitted by mosquitos
The Zika virus is a virus that is mostly spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is a widespread virus in Asia and Africa. This virus is not a new diseased that just developed, it has been around for years. Zika was first exposed in Uganda in 1947. Nonetheless, fear didn’t start arising until this year 2016. This virus is best explained as discomfort in the muscle, a fever, being weak and symptoms possibly lasting for days. It’s quite a different virus to detect compare to other viruses’ symptoms