The Zika virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. It is also transmitted from mother to foetus during pregnancy, as well as through sexual contact, transfusion of ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the ...

The method involves using low-dose X-rays to render male mosquitoes unable to reproduce. Male mosquitoes don't bite and won’t have contact with people or spread disease.

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Zika transmission has been reported in more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the ...

“The number of ZVD cases reported in 2024 in Maharashtra state is the highest since 2021 compared with respectively one, ...

By altering the metabolism of the skin, the Zika virus guarantees its own survival, resulting in turning humans into mosquito ...

Zika transmission has been reported more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the virus, as well as dengue and ...

Maharashtra reported 140 cases of the Zika virus disease in 2024, its highest since 2021, said a situation report published ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.

A study from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine reveals that Zika virus alters human skin chemistry, increasing ...