Zika virus one mutation away from global outbreak, scientists warn

Zika virus one mutation away from global outbreak, scientists warn

The Zika virus could be a single mutation away from exploding into a worldwide outbreak, new research has found. The infectious virus, responsible for a global health emergency in 2016, needs a single change in its genetic code to create a contagious new variant that could cause devastating birth defects that affected many infants during … Read more

Delhi sets up ICU facility to treat rising dengue cases, alert to Zika explosion in Kanpur

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The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne diseases. (Representative image) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a treatment facility at Tilak Nagar Colony Hospital to check mosquito-borne diseases, especially dengue. The 15-bed facility with ICU support will be available 24 hours for patients of vector-borne … Read more

Kerala reports first case of Zika virus in 2021: Know what’s Zika Virus, Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment

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Zika virus is highest in areas where Aedes mosquitoes thrive How Zika Virus Spreads? Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment: As Kerala witnesses, a significant rise in new infections amid concerns about new Covid-19 mutants, another health scare that now looms large is the return of the Zika virus. The first official case of the mosquito-borne viral … Read more