Sep 3, 2018Disease trends, Zika

A silver-lining from Zika virus?

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an enveloped single stranded RNA virus. It is a member of the Flavivirus genus of the family Flaviviridae, which is transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. In 2015, a major outbreak of Zika virus was...