Zika Virus Research Papers

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Zika virus (Zikv) is cause by mosquito bites. It was first discovered in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys by studying of sylvatic yellow fever. It was later discovered in human in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania (G.Grard, 2014). The eruption of Zika virus disease has been noted in Asia, Americas, the Pacific, and Africa directly from virological surveillance and entomological studies. In 2007, on the island of Yap, in Micronesia, the Zika virus has created an epidemic and in Gabon, (G.Grard, 2014). Furthermore, the number of Zika virus discovered has been constantly increasing since 2007; a couple of victims have been discovered since then. Zika has brought a vital epidemic in the French Polynesia from October 2013, and the …show more content…
So far, 50 cases have been recognized in the U.S., some of these cases are from Texas, IIIinois, California and Washington, D.C. Few days ago the governor of Florida declared a state of emergency in four counties in Florida, where health professional has diagnosed nine people with the Zika virus who have travelled to areas affected by Zika disease. The Zika virus has been linked to neurological ailment, called Guillan-Barre syndrome, which can lead to paralysis, and at least 4,000 cases of a devastating birth defect, microcephaly. Children born with microcephaly have malformed craniums and smaller brains, which often leads to lifelong cognitive impairment and …show more content…
And the signs are compared to other infections virus cause by mosquitoes, like fever and dengue. These manifestations of the Zika virus can take stay for 2 to 7 days and are usually normal, (V.Heang, 2012). The diagnosis of the Zika virus can only be guessed due to the symptoms and the current history of the virus. For example, residence that have travelled to areas where zika virus is known to be found, and this disease can only be established by a laboratory exam for the current Zika virus( RNA) in the blood or other body fluids, such as urine or saliva, (V.Heang,
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