Zika virus has been reported in over two dozen countries, mostly in Latin America and the Caribbean. So far in the continental U.S., state and local health officials report at least 79 travel- ...

— -- The Zika virus has been confirmed to cause a rare birth defect called microcephaly and other severe problems of the brain, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Zika virus is spread by several different species of Aedes mosquitoes, but primarily by A. aegypti. A mosquito that bites an infected person can pick up the virus and after an incubation period ...

Zika virus is an illness transmitted to people through bites from mosquitoes of the Aedes species -- the same mosquitoes that spread dengue and chikungunya viruses.It not communicable from person ...

Zika Virus: What Happened When : Shots - Health News The warning is believed to be the first of its kind for the continental U.S. from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Zika virus has dropped from the headlines. But the virus is still a concern in some places. Consumer Reports has the details you need to know, plus how to protect yourself.

A recent outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil is causing alarm throughout the Americas, with health officials warning Thursday that the disease is "spreading explosively." The World Health Organization ...

The Zika virus itself typically causes only mild symptoms, lasting from several days to a week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.

Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow fever, West Nile, chikungunya and dengue fever. Zika is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito ...

The virus has been associated with birth defects in Brazil. — -- Health officials in multiple countries are trying to stop the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with some countries ...