Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.

By altering the metabolism of the skin, the Zika virus guarantees its own survival, resulting in turning humans into mosquito ...

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, continues to perplex scientists in many ways nearly 80 years later. While many people with a Zika virus infection ...

Zika virus alters the chemical composition of human skin, making individuals more attractive to mosquitoes, according to new research from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. The study, ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne orthoflavivirus that can cause birth defects, including microcephaly, a condition in which head and brain size are significantly reduced at birth. The ...

Maharashtra reported 140 cases of the Zika virus disease in 2024, its highest since 2021, said a situation report published ...

Zika transmission has been reported in more than 90 countries as the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the ...

Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research shows.

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, continues to perplex scientists in many ways nearly 80 years later. While many people with a Zika virus infection ...