BIOL 358 Study Guide - Final Guide: Zika Fever, Natural Reservoir, Blood Transfusion
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Disease and pathogen: in 1947, the zika fever was discovered in the zika forest in uganda. Although cases of outbreaks have been cited in many countries, it is typically found in southeast. The pathogen that causes zika fever is the zika. Virus, an arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) in the genus flavivirus and family flaviviridae. It is an enveloped, nonsegmented single-stranded positive-sense rna (+ssrna) virus, with an icosahedral capsid. Signs and symptoms: although many people can be asymptomatic, others have reported experiencing conjunctivitis (red eyes), headaches, muscle aches, joint pain, fever, and/or. Maculopapular rash (combination of flat blotches and tiny red bumps). The incubation period of the virus is between three to twelve days after the bite of an infected aedes mosquito. Individuals are not considered contagious, except it can be transmitted via sexual intercourse (meaning, no other basic person-to-person contact, such as kissing or sneezing).
