@article{article_358657, title={Zika Virus - Genel Bakış}, journal={Kocaeli Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, volume={2}, pages={22–24}, year={2016}, DOI={10.30934/kusbed.358657}, author={Ghosh, Rumela and Castelino, Renita Lorina and Babu, Subhas G and Rao, Kumuda and Nair, Mithula and Banerjee, Baishwanar}, keywords={microcephaly,mosquito,outbreak,zika,virus}, abstract={<p style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:12px;">Zika virus is a flavivirus that spreads to humans by a bite from an infected Aedes mosquito. This infection is usually asymptomatic or presents with mild  </span> <span style="font-size:12px;">symptoms in infected individuals. However, if a pregnant lady gets infected with this virus, congenital brain damage associated with microcephaly is manifested  </span> <span style="font-size:12px;">in the new born. Zika virus infection has been considered as an emergency outbreak by the WHO and hence immediate safety measures have to be adopted in  </span> <span style="font-size:12px;">curbing the disease. The paper presented here provides an overview about the Zika virus. </span> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Kocaeli University}