Zika virus in the US News
There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which is like dengue and causes mild fever, rash and red eyes.
Georgetown University researchers urged WHO Director-General Margaret Chan to heed the lessons of Ebola and act quickly to combat the Zika.
The Zika virus that has been rapidly spreading over the past few days, most prominently in Brazil, has now been reported to have been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America.
The Zika virus disease, which is a mosquito-borne viral infection, has been linked to babies being born with underdeveloped brains.
Zika virus is transmitted to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito.
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