Zika Virus belongs to family flaviviridae( which comes under Arbovirus). It is transmitted through mosquitoes (Aedes aegypticus) or sexual transmission .It also shows veical transmission i.e. from mother to child. If pregnant female gets infected with zika virus it may cause Microcephaly and GBS (Guillian Barre syndrome) in new born.
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