Zika virus
See also: zikavirus
Translingual edit
Proper noun edit
- A taxonomic species within the family Flaviviridae – cause of Zika disease, which is linked to microcephaly in newborns.
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- (species): Amarillovirales - order; Flaviviridae - family; Flavivirus - genus; Spondweni virus group - clade
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- vectors
- Aedes aegypti
- Aedes africanus
- Aedes apicoargenteus
- Aedes furcifer
- Aedes hensilli
- Aedes luteocephalus
- Aedes vitattus
- Homo sapiens
- hosts
References edit
- Zika virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Zika virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Zika virus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Zika virus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Zika virus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Zika virus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- ZIKV (initialism)
Etymology edit
After the Zika Forest in Uganda, from Luganda; see Zika Forest.
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Noun edit
- A particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.
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