RAPID SPREADING OF ZIKA VIRUS: THECHALLENGE FOR HUMAN HEALTH.
Taj Mohammad
, Md. Tanjim Alam
, Nisha Chaudhary
, Rafat Ali
, Mahafooj Alee
, Abdul Rahaman
, Ankita Kumari
and Md. Saddam H Ansari.
- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Natural Sciences, JamiaMilliaIslamia, New Delhi-110025, India.
- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, JamiaMilliaIslamia, New Delhi-110025, India.
- School of Studies in Biochemistry, Jiwaji University, Gwalior- 474011, M.P., India.
- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India.
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Today’s world is constantly challenged by many diseases, which are characterized by many bacterial, viral or other microorganisms. However, many protective agents being already developed to inhibit and kill these microorganisms for complete cure. But nowadays there is a virus named Zikaa Flavivirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes,which has made a challenge to the scientists who are working in the field of Virology.The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert reflecting the confirmation of the first Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in Brazil. Nowadays, the spreading of this emerging Zika virus is ongoing globally and making a body of challenge for the universe. In this review, we discussed the current understanding of its transmission, epidemiology and clinical aspects regarding to the diseases caused by Zika virus.
[Taj Mohammad, Md. Tanjim Alam, Nisha Chaudhary, Rafat Ali, Mahafooj Alee, Abdul Rahaman, Ankita Kumari and Md. Saddam H Ansari. (2016); RAPID SPREADING OF ZIKA VIRUS: THECHALLENGE FOR HUMAN HEALTH. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Jun). 1170-1174] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
