The origins of the Zika Virus goes back to the 1940s (believe it was detected in Equatorial Africa)
and over the years spread east toward Asia and recently hit the Americas via Polynesia as per
spread of virus.
My understanding is that Zika has been devastating for
pregnant women, a number of
whom have given birth to babies with a condition called microcephaly, tragically being born with
shrunken heads in other words. For most other people, it's akin to a mild version of flu at time of writing.
Remember there many other active/live
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have been around for a
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