Zika virus is a single-stranded RNA virus of the family Flavivirus and the genus Flavivirus and belongs to two phylogenetic types: Asian and African. In the majority of people, infection by the Zika virus is mild and self-limiting.
In most cases, Zika infection is a mild self-limited illness. Today, zika virus infection is a reportable illness.
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