A pregnant woman can pass Zika virus to her fetus during pregnancy.Travelers to areas with ongoing outbreaks are at risk of becoming infected and spreading the virus to new areas, including the continental United States Transmission However, it is not known how many of the microcephaly cases are associated with Zika virus infection. In the current outbreak in Brazil, a marked increase in the number of infants born with microcephaly has been reported and Zika virus infections have been confirmed in some infants with microcephaly. In addition to the previously identified area in the Wynwood neighborhood, there is now mosquito-borne spread of Zika virus in a section of Miami Beach. The Florida Department of Health has identified two areas of Miami-Dade County where Zika is being spread by mosquitoes. In 2015, the first local Zika virus transmission in the Americas was reported in Brazil and local transmission has now been in several countries or territories in the Americas. Sporadic cases and outbreaks of Zika virus disease have occurred in countries in Africa and Southeast Asia. Zika Podcast: CDC Zika Update: Zika Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Symptomatic disease is generally mild, with symptoms of fever, skin rash, joint pain,headache or nonpurulent conjunctivitis (red eyes) that typically last from several days to one week. Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and an estimated 80% of persons infected with Zika virus are asymptomatic. Zika Podcast: CDC Zika Update: What is Zika?
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ZIKA Virus CDC Guidance for University and Colleges: Zika Topics to update students and staff/facultyĬollege and university administrators should pay particular attention to issues relevant to students in this age group, including sexual transmission, guidance for pregnant women and their male sexual partners, and travel advisories.
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