A REVIEW ON ZIKA VIRUS
Latesh Patil*, Akshay Patil, H. P. Suryawanshi and S. P. Pawar
ABSTRACT
In this review article, we try to mention all information regarding Zika
virus. The Zika virus was virus discovered in 1947 in Uganda in
mosquitos in the genus Aedes. From the 1960s to 1980s, human
infections were found across Africa and Asia typically accompanied by
mild illness The virus was first isolated from a rhesus macaque
monkey had been placed in a cage in the Zika Forest of Uganda, near
lake Victoria in April 1947. The virus was identified almost 70 years
ago. The pregnant women who become infected with Zika virus could
able to transmit the disease to their unborn babies, with serious complications. Zika virus
disease outbreaks were reported for the first time from the Pacific in 2007 and 2013 (French
Polynesia, respectively) and in 2015 from the Americas (Brazil and Colombia) and Africa
(Cape Verde). Approximately one person in five who becomes infected with Zika is likely to
have symptoms like a clinical illness arthralgia, notably of small joints of hands and feet,
with possible swollen joints, conjunctivitis, post-infection fatigue. No specific antiviral
treatment is available for Zika virus infection. Treatment is generally supportive and can
include rest, fluids and use of analgesics and antipyretics. But as the Prevention Concern, all
travelers are advised to take the mosquito bite prevention measures when travelling to areas
currently affected by Zika virus or wherever mosquito borne diseases are present. These
precautions are necessary in the daytime as well as night time.
Keywords: Zika virus, Arthralgia, Aedes, Conjunctivitis, mosquito etc.
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