Tuesday, 2 February 2016

General Knowledge Bits

What is Zika Virus?

Zika virus which is widely spreading disease in latin america. This is a kind of disease caused by the bite of aedes mosquito.It was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkey. The virus transmitted through the infected aedes mosquito (the same mosquito bite caused dengue, Chickunguniya , yellow fever). Common symptoms of these disease are skin rashes, fever, Conjuctivities and joint pain.WHO declared Zika virus as Public health emergency.

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