HealthWatch: Zika Virus - Story
However, the couple booked their honeymoon to Mexico and Corissa was worried about the Zika virus, "How long would we have to wait if we did contract the virus going to Mexico? The Aedes species mosquito that transmits Zika virus can't survive in our harsh climate. Green Bay (WFRV) Zika can cause serious birth defects in babies born to women who were infected with Zika during pregnancy. Travelers should know the symptoms of Zika, "They have pretty non-specific flu like symptoms, they may have a rash," said Dr. Sehring. In Healthwatch Chelly Boutott takes a look at what women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant should do if they are planning a vacation to an area where the Zika carrying mosquito thrives.
Researchers that took part in the Human Genome Project, a $2.7 billion project, in April 2003 were successful in assembling the first sequenced human genome. The genome of Aedes aegypti mosquito will provide researchers with new insights and rich resource for study. Zika is an infectious disease that primarily spreads through the bite of the Aedes mosquito, causing microcephaly in unborn children. Aedes aegypti mosquitos are also responsible for transmitting, yellow fever, chikungunya virus and gangue. A team of researchers from several state-of-the-art teaching hospitals has partnered to create a 3D genome of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is responsible for transmission of the Zika virus.
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