Note: This post was updated on February 5. As more information comes to light about Zika virus, there will be further updates. What's In A Viral Name? Why is it called Zika virus? Because it was first ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the perfect vector for spreading the virus. It picks up the virus from a human, then can infect another person as it injects saliva from its tiny syringe-like proboscis.

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In the wake of outbreaks in Latin America, the Caribbean, and most recently the United States, the World Health Organization now believes that the mosquitoes that spread Zika virus, Aedes aegypti and ...

The virus has been associated with birth defects in Brazil. — -- Health officials in multiple countries are trying to stop the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with some countries, such ...

Zika is a virus that primarily spreads through infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and can cause serious birth defects in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy, the Centers for Disease ...