I think the health crisis from Zika virus is different from the Black Death. Black Death was a type of plague that was spread via the bites of infected rat fleas. The name Black Death derived from the swollen glands from the victim’s neck, armpits and inner thigh that turned black as they filled with blood. Victims often died after 12 hours of being bitten. While Zika virus is spread through mosquito bites, tends to cause fever, skin rash and conjunctivitis. However, when contracted by pregnant women, the virus may be linked with microcephaly (underdeveloped skull and brain) in affected developing babies. So basically, Zika virus affects the pregnant women and their fetus once bitten by infected mosquito. Unlike Black Death, Zika is not deadly;
