zika

• associated with microcephaly with newborns
• caused by zika virus under flaviviridae

  • enveloped RNA virus
• mode of transmission

  • bite of mosquito: a. aegypti and a. albopictus
  • mother to fetus: passed to fetus from pregnant mother during pregnancy (causes microcephaly and severe fatal brain defects)
  • sexual contact: present in semen longer in blood
  • blood transfusion