Zika
Also called Zika fever, Zika disease, Zika virus disease . an illness caused by a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, typically characterized by mild fever, rash, and joint pain.
the virus that causes this illness; Zika virus.
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Investigators believe the strategy may also be effective in preventing other mosquito-borne viral diseases, including Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever.
The 10 Most Important Health Breakthroughs You Missed During the Pandemic | Jeffrey Kluger | June 10, 2021 | TimeZika virus, linked to devastating neurological disorders, made its way to Florida in 2016, causing further alarm.
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Have Come to the U.S. Will They Work? | Alejandro de la Garza / Florida Keys, Fl. | May 9, 2021 | TimeThey feed almost exclusively on humans, and can transmit Zika and Dengue viruses.
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Have Come to the U.S. Will They Work? | Alejandro de la Garza / Florida Keys, Fl. | May 9, 2021 | TimeBy 2017, Weissman’s lab had shown how to vaccinate mice and monkeys against the Zika virus using messenger RNA, an effort that soon won funding from BioNTech.
The next act for messenger RNA could be bigger than covid vaccines | David Rotman | February 5, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewMore recently, for example, scientists considered intentionally infecting volunteers with the Zika virus to test vaccines against that disease, but ultimately decided they didn’t have enough data to justify the risk.
U.K. Plans 'Challenge Trials,' Which Will Intentionally Give People COVID-19 to Test Vaccines | Alice Park | October 20, 2020 | Time
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