a 32 year old woman was infected with the virus after having sexual intercourse with her 39 year old husband who had contracted the disease in Monagas, Venezuela. He also said that this is the 7th case of Zika virus detected in th country and the first of it being sexually transmitted.
Mosquito bite, main source of the Zika virus
When a pregnant woman contarcts the Zika virus, it can lead to a severe case of microcephaly which is a birth defect evident by an unusual small head size and can cause developmental problems in babies. According to the World Health Organization, there's strong scientific proof that this virus can as well cause Guillain-Barre, a rare neurological syndrome marked by temporal paralysis in adults.
Since the outbreak of the Zika in Brazil last year, more than 4,000 cases of microcephaly have been discovered which has left health experts a lot worried about the spread of the virus in recent times. At the moment, Zika virus has taken hold of almost 50 countries in the world with more countries in the Caribbean Island inclusive. Others are, New Caledonia, Marshall Islands, Fiji, American Samoa, etc. Thankfully, Nigeria isn't included.
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