Disease, be it contagious or not, always creates a fear in our minds. The new virus that is currently affecting Latin America has been causing many birth malformations and is basically spread through the 'Aedes' mosquito bite from an infected body to a healthy one. It is also noted that pregnant women can transfer the infection to their children which has resulted in cases of microcephaly (abnormally small head).
Major symptoms include mild fever, muscle cramps, rashes and conjunctivitis. However the disease is not deadly.
The World Health Organisation had organised an emergency committee to handle the situation. The biggest threat is that it has no vaccines or medicines to prevent or overcome the disease. Some scientists have come up with the theory that vaccines for chikunguniya can be used as a base to develop medicines for the Zika infection.
Major symptoms include mild fever, muscle cramps, rashes and conjunctivitis. However the disease is not deadly.
The World Health Organisation had organised an emergency committee to handle the situation. The biggest threat is that it has no vaccines or medicines to prevent or overcome the disease. Some scientists have come up with the theory that vaccines for chikunguniya can be used as a base to develop medicines for the Zika infection.
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