{"id":5453,"date":"2016-09-20T17:55:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T09:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/45.127.5.80:8088\/en\/?p=5453"},"modified":"2016-09-20T17:55:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T09:55:30","slug":"zika-virus-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.ezinsurance.com.my\/en\/zika-virus-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Zika Virus: What you should know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zika virus recently became a global concern when the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the virus can spread through sexual contact \u2014 and from a pregnant woman to her unborn child. Due to the potential health risks, CDC issued travel warnings for affected areas of the world such as Singapore, the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands, and South and Central America. Unfortunately, the first case of Zika virus has now been reported in Malaysia.<\/p>\n

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The name Zika originates from the Zika forest in Uganda where the virus was first discovered in 1947. It is spread to humans primarily by the day-time active female Aedes mosquitoes when it feeds on blood in order to lay eggs.<\/p>\n

Zika virus often has no or only mild symptoms, similar to a mild form of dengue fever<\/a><\/span><\/span>. Sometimes, the symptoms can be mistaken for those of the flu or another viral infection. After the bite of an infected mosquito, the incubation period ranges from 3 to 12 days, with an average of 2 to 7 days.<\/p>\n

The main symptoms of Zika Virus:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n