Zika virus
See also: zikavirus
Translingual
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- A taxonomic species within the family Flaviviridae – cause of Zika disease, which is linked to microcephaly in newborns.
Synonyms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]- (species): Amarillovirales - order; Flaviviridae - family; Flavivirus - genus; Spondweni virus group - clade
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- vectors
- Aedes aegypti
- Aedes africanus
- Aedes apicoargenteus
- Aedes furcifer
- Aedes hensilli
- Aedes luteocephalus
- Aedes vitattus
- Homo sapiens
- hosts
References
[edit]Zika virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zika virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zika virus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Zika virus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Zika virus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- ZIKV (initialism)
Etymology
[edit]After the Zika Forest in Uganda, from Luganda; see Zika Forest.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- A particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
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