"Zika disease" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Zika Forest, where the virus was discovered at a mosquito research facility of the Uganda Virus Research Institute. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zika disease
  1. A disease of humans, transmitted by mosquitoes, caused by the Zika virus, with symptoms similar to dengue fever and many other diseases, that also apparently causes microcephaly in the newborns of infected mothers. Wikipedia link: Uganda Virus Research Institute Categories (topical): Viral diseases Categories (lifeform): Mosquito-borne diseases Synonyms: Zika fever Related terms: Zika Forest, Zika virus, hypogyration, hypomyelination, dysmyelination, hypoplasia
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