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By UM News — CORAL GABLES, Fla.—Zika often goes undiagnosed because its symptoms are so similar to many other diseases, including dengue and chikungunya. Zika was first discovered in 1947 in a rhesus monkey in the Zika forest of Uganda, which gave the virus its name. The virus was recovered from the Aedes africanus mosquito in the Zika forest in …
By UM News — CORAL GABLES, Fla.– With Zika spreading rapidly across the Americas for over a year, there is still much to be learned about this insect-borne disease and its effects on humans. But scientists and researchers do have some knowledge about the virus and its public health implications. Zika symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis (red eyes) …
