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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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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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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Flavivirus (redirect from Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) hairpin structure)
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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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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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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Mosquito-borne disease (redirect from Mosquito-borne virus)
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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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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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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Viral disease (redirect from Pathogenic viruses)
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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Blood-borne disease (redirect from Blood-borne virus)
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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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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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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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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Chikungunya (redirect from Chikungunya virus)
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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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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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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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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Oropouche fever (redirect from Oropouche virus disease)
Tobago. Oropouche fever is caused by the Oropouche virus (OROV), of the Bunyavirales order of viruses. Oropouche fever is endemic to the Amazon basin, with...
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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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Eastern equine encephalitis (redirect from Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus)
(1977). The Horse. W.H. Freeman. ISBN 978-0716704911. "Togaviridae". Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR). Portals: Medicine Viruses...
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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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declaration, the 2013–2016 outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa, the 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic, the 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic, the 2020–2023 declaration...
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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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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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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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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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