Zika virus
Aedes-transmitted tropical disease
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus that causes mild fever, rash, and joint pain in most people but can cause severe birth defects when pregnant women are infected.
A major outbreak in 2015-2016 linked the virus to microcephaly in newborns, prompting global health emergencies.
Named after the Zika Forest in Uganda, where it was first identified.
Undersized cranium disorder
- brain developmentMental faculties emerging over time
- neurodevelopmentalConcerning brain and nerve formation
- head circumferenceDistance around the skull
- prenatalBefore birth
neonatal · ultrasound · sonogram · developmental delay · Guillain-Barre · neurological · teratogen · pregnancy
Elevated body temperature
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- conjunctivitisInflammation of eye lining
- myalgiaClinical term for soreness
- headacheCranial pain
malaise · infection · symptomatic · asymptomatic · diagnosis · transmission · sexual transmission · bloodborne
Quantity with direction
- bitePierce with teeth
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
- insecticideToxic agent targeting pests
larvicide · standing water · breeding · bloodmeal · proboscis · DEET · bed net · fumigation
Widespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- spreadTo distribute widely
- contagionDisease spread by contact
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
quarantine · surveillance · epidemiology · endemic · cluster · incidence · prevalence · wave
Creating disease-preventing biological preparations
- clinical trialsControlled health research experiments
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- immunityProtected from harm
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
serology · PCR testing · laboratory · NIH · CDC · funding · treatment · drug development
Largest South American nation
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- AmericasWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
Colombia · Southeast Asia · Pacific Islands · French Polynesia · Uganda · travel · equatorial
microcephaly
Undersized cranium disorder
- brain developmentMental faculties emerging over time
- neurodevelopmentalConcerning brain and nerve formation
- head circumferenceDistance around the skull
prenatal · neonatal · ultrasound · sonogram · developmental delay · Guillain-Barre · neurological · teratogen · pregnancy · fetal
fever
Elevated body temperature
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- conjunctivitisInflammation of eye lining
- myalgiaClinical term for soreness
headache · malaise · infection · symptomatic · asymptomatic · diagnosis · transmission · sexual transmission · bloodborne · placental
vector
Quantity with direction
insecticide · larvicide · standing water · breeding · bloodmeal · proboscis · DEET · bed net · fumigation · trap
epidemic
Widespread disease occurrence
public health · quarantine · surveillance · epidemiology · endemic · cluster · incidence · prevalence · wave · emergency
vaccine development
Creating disease-preventing biological preparations
- clinical trialsControlled health research experiments
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- immunityProtected from harm
antibody · serology · PCR testing · laboratory · NIH · CDC · funding · treatment · drug development
Brazil
Largest South American nation
Puerto Rico · Colombia · Southeast Asia · Pacific Islands · French Polynesia · Uganda · travel · equatorial
- tropical diseasesmalaria, dengue, cholera, yellow fever, typhoid
- global healthdisease, pandemic, World Health Organization, medications, pandemics
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- Virusescoronavirus, adenovirus, herpesvirus, enterovirus, norovirus
- 2016Brexit, Trump election, US election, Pokemon Go, Harambe
- Pathogenspathogen, germ, germs, bacteria, bacterium
Zika virusinfluenza virus
Pathogen causing seasonal respiratory illness
measles virus · COVID-19 · tuberculosis · chickenpox · whooping cough
Zika virusEbola virus
Lethal hemorrhagic fever agent
HIV · smallpox · bubonic plague · rabies virus · rabies
Zika virushealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · immunity · good health · cure · disease-free
virus, viral, virulent, viruses, antivirus, virulence, antiviral, virology, retrovirus