Zika Virus Infection In Pregnant Women

Name ProfessorCourseDateZika Virus in Pregnant WomenIntroductionThe Zika (A virus transmitted by mosquitoes that usually cause asymptomatic or minor infection such as fever and rash in humans) virus has spread hastily in the Americas since its initial identification in Brazil in early 2015.The spread has been facilitated by the movement of tourists from the infected areas into the United States. Zika virus is a single –stranded virus of the ribonucleic acid closely linked to dengue, the virus of the West Nile, Yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis (Waggoner and Pinsky, 860). Two mosquitoes of the Aedes species (Aedes albopictus mosquitoes and aides aegyti) mostly transmitted it (Musso et al. 359). It is spread through virus modes as follows. Firstly, is the intrauterine and perinatal mode of transmission (It is the process of moving something or transmitting it from one place to another). Secondly is the transmission through sexual intercourse. Thirdly, exposure in the laboratory especially for those who work in health care settings also transmits it. Lastly, it is transmitted through transfusion of the blood. Clinical presentation of the virus is a clinical illness which is usually mild. It also has symptoms such as pain in the joints, conjunctivitis, rash and