The World Health Organization (WHO) has already declared zika as a public health emergency of international concern. Recently, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the seventeenth (17th) Zika case in the Philippines.
Zika virus is transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes – the same mosquito specie that caused dengue, chikungunya and other diseases, with symptoms that are relatively mild. Although zika is caused by the same mosquito specie, it is believed to be more alarming than dengue and chikungunya and highly risky for pregnant women as it is found out to cause microcephaly in infants.
