ZIKV Case Study

First isolated from a rhesus monkey in Uganda, the Zika virus (ZIK V) did not pose a serious global threat until recent outbreaks in 2007 on Yap Island in Micronesia and the current outbreak which began in 2013 in the French Polynesia. And, although the virus is transmitted via infected mosquitoes, studies indicate that the disease potentially can be transmitted sexually (Musso, D., Roche, C., Robin, E., Nhan, T., Teissier, A., and

Zika virus was discovered by scientists in the Zika rainforest in a remote part of Uganda in 1947, in the serum of an infected rheseus monkey. With five thousand two hundred thirty- four known cases of the infectious virus documented in the United States. There is currently no vaccination for the flu like virus. The chief concern of the healthcare administration is to continue to take preventive measures to prevent contracting the virus. Within the same flavivirus family

February 1, 2016 the World Health announced a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern) that declared the Zika virus was a global health emergency. Brazil being the most affected country in the world right now has cases where pregnant women with the virus have given birth to children with smaller heads causing their brains to not develop correctly.The Zika virus is a flavivirus (Karimi) that is related to the common dengue virus and West Nile disease. A flavivirus is a group of RNA (a ribonucleic acid), that are mostly carried by mosquitoes, flies, fleas, etc. The virus carried causes severe human diseases, that are most commonly related to the Dengue and West Nile disease. The disease

What is the Zika Virus? Zika, is a virus that is known to come from a certain species of tropical Mosquitoes (The Aedes Aegypti). As stated before, a pregnant woman who carries the Zika virus can give their unborn child the Zika virus, which can endanger them of Microcephaly. Microcephaly is a form of brain damage or incomplete brain development, which results in an abnormally, under average, sized skull. While, the Zika virus is a serious problem toward infants and newborns, Zika can actually be non harmful towards adults. An adult present with Zika, can have fever for several days, rash, joint pain, and/or itchy red eyes. Yet, if Microcephaly wasn’t formed as an infant, Zika in adults is not a topic of concern.

Dr. Sarah Park, State Epidemiologist for the Hawaii State Department of Health responded to reporters last week about a baby that was born in a Hawaii hospital with a birth defect linked to the Zika virus. It was reported that this is the first case in the United States linked to the Zika virus. The Hawaii State Health Department said that the mother probably contracted the disease while she was living in Brazil last year and passed the disease to her child while her child was still in the womb. Dr. Parks assured the public that there was no risk of the virus spreading from this case and that the Zika virus is spread when a mosquito bites an infected person and then bites someone else. The disease is not transmitted person to person. Dr.

Great concerns have been made by the public on the outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, on the influences it may bring to human fetal. Numerous research have been made analysing the impact on human fetal if their mothers are being infected by ZIKA virus during pregnancy and there are still more to be revealed. Freitas et al. (2016) reports the ocular findings in infant with microcephaly (birth defect with abnormal smallness of head) while Mlakar et al. (2016) reveals the consequences of ZIKA with microcephaly.

Zika Virus is a disease a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in the monkeys through a network that monitored yellow fever. It was later noticed in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. There has also been other recording of the Zika Virus in Africa, the United States, Asia and the Pacific. From the 1960 's to the 1980 's, human infections were only found in Asia and Africa until here recently and now there are reporting’s of the Zika Virus in the United States. As of October , 2016 there are 105 locally acquired cases in the United

The Zika Virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. Infected people with this virus usually don't notice the disease because the symptoms are not major. However fever, rash, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, or red eyes issues can occur while the person is affected. One benefit of this virus is that once a person has been infected, he or she is protected from future infections. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine or medical treatment to prevent the virus. As a result of doctors and the center for disease

Zika is a virus that is rapidly being spread mostly by the bite of the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. These mosquitoes lay eggs in or around standing water. This disease has been seen in many parts of the world such as Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and the United States. Zika has been seen in primates for several years in Uganda since 1947. Five years later, the virus was seen in humans (CDC.gov). The earliest large outbreak since 1952, was in 2007 on the island of Yap. This caused the disease to spread from Africa to Asia (Who.int). Doctors are continuing to see several cases of the Zika virus as the years go by. The Centers for Disease and Prevention Control took

The Zika Virus, a flavivirus, was first identified in 1947 in Rhesus Monkeys in a vegetative region of Africa known as Zika. It was identified as a causative agent of a febrile illness similar to Yellow Fever, and though studies showed that the virus was able to cross the blood brain barrier and showed greater affinity to the nervous system when studied in mice, the virus receded from the curiosity of researchers and tabloids of the public due to its mild symptomology. It has resurfaced with a vengeance however, even being proclaimed a public health emergency this past February, and a possible microcephaly epidemic.

There are reports of sexual transmission of the Zika virus as the is a prolonged presence of the virus in semen. The symptoms of the virus include low-grade fever, joint pain with swelling mainly in smaller joints of the hands and feet, itchy rashes, conjunctivitis, headaches, muscle pain, and eye pain. The Zika virus can also be asymptomatic, which is why there is such a concern. According to Emily Petersen (2016), the Zika virus plays a role childbirth, as an infected mother can pass the virus to the infant because the virus can cross the placenta. The passing of the virus from mother to child can result in neonatal deaths or

This article gives information about the family of the Zika virus, in this case from the flaviviridae, and how the virus can get acquired by transfusion or sexual interaction. In addition, it gives a detail description of the virus history, which can be used to describe and provide complete information of the virus to the reader. The article also mentions, general information such as symptoms and treatment of the virus, which is similar to what other sources mentions. Nonetheless, the sources gives an understanding of the precautious that can be taken against the Zika, which translate to my paper and gave future prospective ideas and material to tackle one of my interest sub question. The sub question is how the virus has translate to STD,

Jenny: Yes, this group of disorders is called Congenital Zika Syndrome or CZS, which is a pattern of birth defects found among fetuses and babies infected with Zika virus during pregnancy. CZS is described by the following five features: Severe microcephaly where the skull has partially collapsed, decreased brain tissue with a specific pattern of brain damage, vision impairment, joints with limited range of motion, and too much muscle tone restricting body movement soon after birth.

Researchers found the Zika virus is a member of the Flaviridae family and is transmitted to humans by, mosquitoes. Although these research results are promising, it is difficult to determine whether this experiment really did ZIKV virus is a members of the Flaviridiae family or different family. Was the experiment of the ZIKV conduct appropriately to all animal? And although this research promising, results for the most flaviuvirus family. Interestingly, the virus was also detected in testicles of infected mice. We have no idea whether these result are applicable to another types of virus. So this article is miss leading and this conclusion does not necessary apply to all virus.

The Article “Zika Virus in the Americas – Yet another Arbovirus Threat” authors Fauci and Morens describe the Zika virus as an explosive pandemic occurring throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean and potentially threatening the United States. This virus infection is the most recent of four unexpected arrivals of important arthropod-borne viral disease in the Western Hemisphere over the past 20 years. Arbovirus is a descriptive term applied to hundreds of predominately RNA viruses that are transmitted by arthropods, notably mosquitos and ticks (Fauci & Morens, 2016, p. 601). These arthropods typically infect vertebrates like birds but have recently been found to infect humans as well. The Zika virus was accidentally found in Uganda in 1947, when surveilling mosquitos and primates