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Whether the child gets affected by zika infection, if the mother was infected in her adolescence.
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In 1947, the first zika virus was identified in the East African forest of Uganda. The Aedes species of mosquito hosts the zika virus. Symptoms of zika infection aremild fever, joint pain, pink eye, and rash. In case of pregnant women, if the mother gets infected in the first 3 months of her pregnancy then, her baby has high possibility of several disabilities. The baby may have a small head, which causes genetic disorders, impaired vision, hearing as well as swallowing difficulty. We don’t have a vaccine or medication to treat zika infection.
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