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Zika virus and its pathogenic effect on human beings: A review

Subha Ganguly, SUNITA SUNITA, Vikas Kumar, Nileshkumar Pagrut, Neelam Kumari Faran, Shweta Choudhary

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Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the Family Flaviviridae. The virus spreads through mosquitoes, like Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus. The virus was isolated in 1947 and the virus is derived from the Ziika Forest of Uganda. The virus is antigenically related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. Zika virus causes Zika fever which causes only mild symptoms as similar to the dengue fever.

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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the Family Flaviviridae. The virus spreads through mosquitoes, like Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus. The virus was isolated in 1947 and the virus is derived from the Ziika Forest of Uganda. The virus is antigenically related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. Zika virus causes Zika fever which causes only mild symptoms as similar to the dengue fever.

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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the Family Flaviviridae. The virus spreads through mosquitoes, like Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus. The virus was isolated in 1947 and the virus is derived from the Ziika Forest of Uganda. The virus is antigenically related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. Zika virus causes Zika fever which causes only mild symptoms as similar to the dengue fever.

Key concepts: Zika virus, Virology, Yellow fever, Flaviviridae, Dengue fever, Chikungunya, Dengue virus, Virus

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