Essays on Zika Virus

The Zika virus can only be explained in terms of what happened between the years of 2007 up to the panic that ensued in 2016. This history of Zika is extremely important to understanding the disease and its impact. What made Zika important was the epidemic that ensued after the initial outbreak in Micronesia in…

Introduction The Zika virus is not something that is just emerging, but it is a virus that many people are not too familiar with. The Zika virus is said to be similar to having dengue fever, yellow fever, or the West Nile virus. It is carried by infected Aedes aegypti mosquitos, which means the most…

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus first identified in the Uganda in 1947(‘Zika virus’, n.d). The virus is readily transmitted from the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The mosquito typically takes its blood mean during the day, making humans the most vulnerable to susceptibility during this time (‘Zika virus’, n.d). Zika virus is linked…

The infamous Zika virus is a single stranded virus that has become one of the most severe epidemics the world has faced. Originally contracted from a sentinel rhesus monkey in a forest in Uganda, Zika has spread worldwide; the most serious cases being in Brazil. According to Science, in 2013 Zika spread from Uganda to…

Identification In 2016 alone, 5,168 symptomatic Zika virus disease cases reported just in the United States. The majority of those cases were found in travelers returning from affected areas, but still 224 cases were transmitted locally. Before 2016, however, Zika was not a nationally notifiable disease in the United States. It was first detected in…

Imagine you are on your dream vacation with your loved ones, enjoying some relaxing time before your baby is born in a couple months. Now imagine that you just had a baby and waiting for doctors to tell you that your baby is healthy and beautiful, but instead you hear them talking amongst themselves, asking…

Executive Summary This study analyzes the relationship between the potential presence of Zika virus disease in colder geographic regions due to changes in global ecological aspects (e.g., temperature, rainfall seasons, and mosquito seasons) and its impacts on spreading Zika virus disease. For this purpose, this research conducts a content analysis of current literatures and data…

Mosquito was a very popular horror film back in 1994 which was focused on a bite from a mosquito causing it to mutate into this enormous monster killing almost everyone in sight. Luckily, a Zika virus is way less intense than this film contradicted. The Zika virus is a flavivirus that is transmitted during sexual…