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    Zika virus (ZIKV; pronounced /ˈziːkə/ or /ˈzɪkə/) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as...
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    Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. Most cases have no symptoms, but when present...
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    An epidemic of Zika fever, caused by Zika virus, began in Brazil and affected other countries in the Americas from April 2015 to November 2016. The World...
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  • A Zika virus vaccine is designed to prevent the symptoms and complications of Zika virus infection in humans. As Zika virus infection of pregnant women...
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    RNA viruses in the family Flaviviridae. The genus includes the West Nile virus, dengue virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, yellow fever virus, Zika virus...
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  • Zika virus outbreak may refer to: 2015–2016 Zika virus epidemic Zika virus outbreak timeline 2013–2014 Zika virus outbreaks in Oceania 2007 Yap Islands...
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    This article primarily covers the chronology of the 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic. Flag icons denote the first announcements of confirmed cases by the respective...
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    the genus Flavivirus, which also contains the Zika virus, dengue virus, and yellow fever virus. The virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly...
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    Yellow fever virus, West Nile virus, Hepatitis C virus, Dengue fever virus, Zika virus Family Fusariviridae Family Hepeviridae Family Hypoviridae Family...
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  • diagnosed with Zika virus infection in New York after an 11-day history of symptoms, becoming the first American tourist to be diagnosed with Zika. A Japanese...
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    The 2007 Yap Islands Zika virus outbreak represented the first time Zika virus had been detected outside Africa and Asia. It occurred in the Yap Islands...
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    arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus, Western equine encephalitis virus, Zika virus and West Nile virus. It is taxonomically regarded as a member...
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  • up zika or Zika in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Zika, or Zika fever, is an illness caused by the Zika virus. Zika or Žika may also refer to: Zika virus...
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    infection) occurs when an organism's body is invaded by pathogenic viruses, and infectious virus particles (virions) attach to and enter susceptible cells. Examples...
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    agent can be found in blood. Vector-borne diseases include West Nile virus, zika fever and malaria. Many blood-borne diseases can also be contracted by...
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    Barmah Forest fever, La Crosse encephalitis, and Zika fever, as well as newly detected Keystone virus and Rift Valley fever. In January 2024, an Australian...
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  • Virus classification is the process of naming viruses and placing them into a taxonomic system similar to the classification systems used for cellular...
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    of some infectious diseases. A very small number of viruses including rubella virus, Zika virus and cytomegalovirus (CMV) can travel across the placental...
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    Spondweni virus group Spondweni virus Zika virus Yellow fever virus group Yellow fever virus Tick-borne viruses Mammalian tick-borne virus group Kyasanur...
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  • fever, Dengue hemorraghic fever, Ebola virus, Lassa virus, Marburg virus Flavivirus infection (unspecified), including Zika virus Zika virus infection...
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  • Sifferlin, Alexandra (21 January 2016). "U.S. Launches 'Full-court Press' for a Zika Vaccine". Time. Retrieved 23 January 2016. Chin J. B., ed. Control of Communicable...
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  • Rio de Janeiro stated that they would not attend because of the ongoing Zika virus epidemic in Brazil. In the case of golf and tennis, media speculated that...
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    forest for that purpose. The Zika virus as well as the moths Sidisca zika and Milocera zika are named after the forest. The Zika Forest is where the infected...
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    Orthornavirae (redirect from RNA viruses)
    Valley fever phlebovirus Rotavirus Rubella virus West Nile virus Yellow fever virus Zika virus Animal viruses in Orthornavirae include orbiviruses, which...
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    Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus West Nile virus Western equine encephalitis virus Zika virus Encephalitic viruses vary in their manner of transmission. Some...
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    study identified 47 strains of dengue virus. Additionally, coinfection with and lack of rapid tests for Zika virus and chikungunya complicate matters in...
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    blood for viral RNA or antibodies to the virus. The symptoms can be mistaken for those of dengue fever and Zika fever. It is believed most people become...
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  • includes over 50 known viruses, including Yellow Fever, West Nile Virus, Zika Virus, and Japanese Encephalitis. Yokose virus is a new member of the Flavivirus...
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  • disease carrier, or vector. These insects may carry a parasite, bacterium or virus that is infectious to humans and animals. Most often disease is transmitted...
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    clinical and serological outcomes of Nipah virus infection" (PDF). Neurology Asia. 14: 53–58. "Spillover – Zika, Ebola & Beyond". pbs.org. PBS. 3 August...
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