Zika Virus: Global Health Considerations

Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Communicable diseases;    Virus diseases;    Mosquitoes;   

RP-ID  :  IN10433
RP-ID  :  IN10433_2016Feb06

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report gives a brief overview of the Zika virus, which typically causes mild symptoms, including fever, rash, and conjunctivitis. Health experts are uncertain whether Zika causes microcephaly, a potentially-severe birth defect involving brain damage.