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Friday, June 23, 2017

Zika virus and its symptoms by WHO

It was in the year 1947 when a unique symptom was found among the monkeys of Uganda. It name was derived from a forest in which the particular monkey used to live in. In the year 1952 first time this symptom was found on humans. Zika virus was found in some of the south american countries in the first beginning. Brazil was the country on which the zika virus is spread dangerously. Besides this today many of the world has been suffered from the consequence of this zika virus.
       Zika virus mostly affect on the pregnant woman. As a result the children born suffers from the mental disease known as micro cephalic syndrome. This zika virus is spread by a type of aedes mosquito. This mosquito carries the zika virus with it when it bites to the person then after some time the symptoms is seen on the person. The person affecting from this disease transmit the disease to the infant born from it. As a result the infant is born with small or very reduced size. Thus the infant is mentally challenged and die later due to this disease.
        The incubation period from several weeks to certain month and may vary according to the person. The symptoms that it show are same as arbovircu.
The symptoms that it show are:
1. The fever that is same as during the dengue.
2. Skin rashes, conjunctivitis, including muscle problem and joint pain.
3. Nausea, red eye and the infected pregnant women may give birth to a abnormal baby with small sized head.
        Since the disease is caused by the infected virus thus there is no medicines for it. The scientist and researchers are searching for the vaccines of this disease but has not find yet. As the legend says prevention is better than cure. Some of the preventive measures of this disease are as follows:
1. Since the disease is caused by the virus from the mosquito so the anti repellent should be used against the mosquito.
2. The environment or the surrounding in which we are living should be clean and healthy.
3. Overall checkup of the body should be done.
4. Infected mother should not give birth to a new baby.
     Adopting this method we may not suffer from the zika virus disease. It is one of the most common and dangerous disease spreading all round the world hence we should take precautions over it.
Though it is a burning problem but it can be prevented.

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