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    where the virus was first isolated in 1947. Zika virus shares a genus with the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. Since...
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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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  • 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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    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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    Micronesia. Zika virus (ZIKV) is a vector-borne flavivirus in the same family as yellow fever, dengue, West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses. In 2007...
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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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    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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  • 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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  • formal taxonomic classification of viruses is the responsibility of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) system, although the Baltimore...
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    and measles. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) classifies RNA viruses as those that belong to Group III, Group IV or Group V of...
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    vectored viruses (arthropod-borne viruses) called arboviruses carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Examples are the Zika virus, chikungunya virus, yellow...
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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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  • 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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    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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    and non-living infectious agents such as viruses. Three blood-borne pathogens in particular, all viruses, are cited as of primary concern to health...
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    DNA viruses: Hepadnaviridae. These viruses are enveloped. One family of single-stranded DNA viruses infects humans: Parvoviridae. These viruses are non-enveloped...
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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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    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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    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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  • of Zika virus infection have subsequently been confirmed in American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga, and the Marshall Islands. Viruses portal 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic...
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    mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents. The mosquito can be recognized...
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  • Spondweni serogroup which consists of the Sponweni virus and the Zika virus (ZIKV). The Spondweni virus was first isolated in Nigeria in 1952, and ever since...
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    Nipah virus has been classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Category C agent. Nipah virus is one of several viruses identified...
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    malaria, influenza, and Zika. Blood tests are available to confirm the diagnosis including detecting viral RNA, or antibodies to the virus. There is no specific...
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    Ebola (redirect from Ebola-like viruses)
    Fauquet CM (2005). Virus taxonomy classification and nomenclature of viruses; 8th report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Oxford: Elsevier/Academic...
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    Flaviviridae (category Virus families)
    Mogiana tick virus. These viruses have a segmented genome of 4 or 5 pieces. Two of these segments are derived from flaviviruses. A number of viruses may be...
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    Orthornavirae (redirect from RNA viruses)
    member viruses based on their genome type, host range, and genetic similarity. Viruses with three genome types are included: positive-strand RNA viruses, negative-strand...
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    occurring between days 8 and 16. MVD is caused by two viruses; Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV), family Filoviridae.: 458  Marburgviruses are...
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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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