Zika

Zika virus infection is a vector-borne disease that is spread by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Zika virus infection in India was detected ...

World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August every year to raise awareness about the diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and how to prevent them. If we look at the WHO report on mosquito-based deaths worldwide annually, it would cross 500 million. ...

Zika virus had created panic in the community quite recently. And the worst part about the disease was that there was no such vaccine or medication to reverse the condition. Zika virus is a mosquito-borne disease that is transmitted primarily by ...

Scientists at the Washington University in St. Louis, have developed a nanotechnology-based test that can quickly detect the presence of the Zika virus in the blood. Currently, testing for Zika requires that a blood sample be refrigerated and shipped to a ...

Scientists have developed a new antibody-based test that can help differentiate Zika virus infections from infections caused by similar viruses such as dengue and West Nile.Zika is a mosquito-borne disease and is linked to severe congenital birth defects.The new antibody-based test, ...