As it rapidly spreads, the Zika virus could already be appearing in countries that are popular travel destinations. With summertime coming and international vacationing increasing, this viral phenomenon will meet travelers head-on. In 1947, in an overgrown tropical forest near Entebbe in Uganda, Zika was first isolated. The Aedes, a genus of mosquitoes, was identified […]
It is man versus mosquito. For centuries, mosquito-born illnesses have plagued mankind, but none have gone from a little known, not serious virus to a potential worldwide health crisis as fast as Zika. As the virus spreads rapidly through the Americas, public health officials and pharmaceutical companies that make vaccines are scrambling to stay to […]
Mosquito-born viruses are wreaking havoc in other parts of the world, but two are of concern now in North America. Dengue and Zika, two potentially deadly viruses spread by mosquitos, are drawing attention and concern on U.S. soil at opposite ends of the country. The big island in Hawaii is in the midst of its […]
