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Zika can be transmitted from men and women to their sexual partners; most known cases involve transmission from symptomatic men to women. [ 39 ] [ 59 ] [ 60 ] As of April 2016, sexual transmission of Zika has been documented in six countries – Argentina, Australia, France, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States – during the 2015 outbreak ...
Zika is transmitted from pregnant women to the fetus ("vertical transmission"), and causes microcephaly and other severe brain anomalies in infants born of women infected with the virus. [8] [10] [102] A baby with microcephaly (left) compared to a baby with a typical head size. Zika infections in adults can cause Guillain–Barré syndrome. [10]
Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. [1] Most cases have no symptoms, but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever. [1] [4] Symptoms may include fever, red eyes, joint pain, headache, and a maculopapular rash.
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This study focused on the effects of the Zika virus on pregnant women. The study found that thirty-two of the fifty-nine women tested were Zika positive. [17] They found that the virus was prevalent in the women's reproductive tract. The Zika virus has been linked with birth defects in newborns.
The spread of Aedes mosquito-borne Zika virus has been implicated in increasing levels of congenital microcephaly by the International Society for Infectious Diseases and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [47] Zika can spread from a pregnant woman to her fetus. This can result in other severe brain malformations and birth defects.
A total of five actors were diagnosed with the virus by the end of the moratorium: one male and four females, including one transgender woman [23] [24] named Jennifer. [ 26 ] In June 2009, AIM reported that a female adult entertainer had tested positive, though it was believed that transmission occurred in her private life.
This explicit shushing is a common thread throughout the Grimms' take on folklore; spells of silence are cast on women more than they are on men, and the characters most valued by male suitors are those who speak infrequently, or don't speak at all. On the other hand, the women in the tales who do speak up are framed as wicked.