Istry

ZikV is a maskita virus dat them firs fine inna Uganda in 1947 inna some monkey tru a group that did ah look pon yellow feva. Lata dem fine it inna uumans in 1952 inna Uganda and the United Republic af Tanzania. Zika V bruk out inna Africa, di Americas, Asia an di Pacific. From di 1960s to 1980s, uumans ah get infected cross Africa and Asia, wid some likkle illness. DI firs laage bruk out ah disease caus by ZikV infection was reported from di Islan af Yap (Fedarated States af Micronesia) inna 2007. Inna July 2015 Brazil reported a link wid ZikaV infection an Guillain-Barré syndrome. Inna October 2015 Brazil reported a link with ZikaV infection an microcephaly.

Transmission

ZikV is caus by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes maskita. ZikV is primarily transmitted to people tru di bite af ah infected maskita fram di Aedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti inna trapical places. Aedes maskita usually bite inna di day, mosly inna early mawning an late aftanoon/evening. Dis ah di same maskita dat carry dengue, chik V an yellow feva. Sexual transmission af ZikaV is possible tuh. Other way af transmission like blood transfusion ah get investigated.

Zika Test *

Yuh ave feva?	No: Yeah:
Yuh ave skin rash?	No: Yeah:
Yuh ave pink or red eye?	No: Yeah:
Yuh ave muscle and/or jiaynt pain?	No: Yeah:
Yuh ave headaches?	No: Yeah:
Yuh feel aneasy?	No: Yeah:
Number af days yuh si symptoms if yes to any question

Signs and Symptoms

Di incubation periad (di time fram exposha to symptoms) af ZikaV disease is not clear, but is likely to be a few days. Di symptoms are similar to ada arbovirus infections such as dengue, an include feva, skin rashes, conjunctivitis (pink yiye), muscle an jiaynt pain, malaise, an headache. These symptoms are usually mild an las fi 2-7 days.