Zika Virus

Zika is a mosquito-borne (meaning that the virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, not that it comes from mosquitoes) virus that infects humans which was originally found in Uganda in 1947 and later became endemic, or native to the particular area, until the early 2000s. The Zika virus is most commonly transmitted through the bite of…

Brazil has had a long history of virus outbreaks. Brazil had an outbreak of the Guillain-Barré syndrome. Data shows that from January to November in 2016 “1,708 cases of GBS were registered nationwide” (who.int). On January sixth, in 2017, “the Brazil Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 12 suspected cases of yellow fever from six municipalities…

A prevalent epidemic of the Zika virus in 2015, caused an outbreak in parts of North and South America, and several islands in the pacific. Zika is an infectious disease that is mainly spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, from the Aedes species. The zika virus can also be spread through sexual transmission…

Blocker, J. (2018). Global Perspective of Infectious Disease. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 33(2), 45–47. Retrieved from http://proxygsu-sga1.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=awh&AN=130741718&site=eds-live&scope=site The author of this journal explains the global and international risk associated with travel to warm locations and individuals contracting the Zika virus. The author explains that the Zika virus is a single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus…

As far back as history dates, various studies present that viruses have existed for billions of years, and with the lack of historical footprint it is difficult to complete a definite timeline. However, it was not until 1886 when discovery of disease transfer was discovered, and in 1892 the first virus was considered discovered by…