In the 21st century, a letter can be sent through email virtually to people half way across the world in a matter of seconds, a virus can travel just as fast and just as far. A virus is an infective agent that is able to multiply within the living cells of a host, often creating diseases. The Zika virus is a famous mosquito borne virus transmitted by physical contact with the mosquito. In this day and age, Zika Virus is spreading from country to country, bringing each nation to its knees with its detrimental symptoms.
In 1947, the Zika virus was first discovered in a rhesus monkey that was found in the Zika Forest, Uganda. Incidentally, it was not until 1948 when individuals realized the Aedes africanus (mosquito) also possessed the Zika virus. …show more content…
There was a severe outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil infecting more than 1 million people and it gradually increases to infect individuals in the Western Hemisphere as it rapidly spreads. World Health Organization claims that between January 2014 and February 2016, a total of 33 countries have reported autochthonous circulation of Zika virus (World Health Organization, 2016). The Zika virus is not as deadly in comparison to viruses like Ebola, on the other hand, it does have deleterious effects on individuals. Centers of Disease Control and Preventation statistically analyzed that about 1 in 5 people that get infected with the Zika virus become ill (Centers of Disease Control and Preventation, 2016). This virus is moving at a fast rate and it is only in a matter of time before it reaches your …show more content…
As shown below in Fig. 3, a rash develops and spreads immediately after being infected with the Zika Virus. A more severe symptom of the Zika virus is temporary paralysis or cognitive disorder and these symptoms are expressed 2-7 days depending on the person or the way his or her body handles the virus. The death rate of contracting the Zika virus is extremely low. Currently, this virus does not have a vaccine so it is difficult to help cure those who are affected by the Zika
In 1947, the Zika virus was first discovered in a rhesus monkey that was found in the Zika Forest, Uganda. Incidentally, it was not until 1948 when individuals realized the Aedes africanus (mosquito) also possessed the Zika virus. …show more content…
There was a severe outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil infecting more than 1 million people and it gradually increases to infect individuals in the Western Hemisphere as it rapidly spreads. World Health Organization claims that between January 2014 and February 2016, a total of 33 countries have reported autochthonous circulation of Zika virus (World Health Organization, 2016). The Zika virus is not as deadly in comparison to viruses like Ebola, on the other hand, it does have deleterious effects on individuals. Centers of Disease Control and Preventation statistically analyzed that about 1 in 5 people that get infected with the Zika virus become ill (Centers of Disease Control and Preventation, 2016). This virus is moving at a fast rate and it is only in a matter of time before it reaches your …show more content…
As shown below in Fig. 3, a rash develops and spreads immediately after being infected with the Zika Virus. A more severe symptom of the Zika virus is temporary paralysis or cognitive disorder and these symptoms are expressed 2-7 days depending on the person or the way his or her body handles the virus. The death rate of contracting the Zika virus is extremely low. Currently, this virus does not have a vaccine so it is difficult to help cure those who are affected by the Zika