Zika Virus | Montgomery College, Maryland

Key Facts

Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day.
Symptoms are generally mild and include fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache. Symptoms typically last for 2–7 days. Most people with Zika virus infection do not develop symptoms.
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause infants to be born with microcephaly and other congenital malformations, known as congenital Zika syndrome. Infection with Zika virus is also associated with other complications of pregnancy including preterm birth and miscarriage.
An increased risk of neurologic complications is associated with Zika virus infection in adults and children, including Guillain-Barré syndrome, neuropathy and myelitis.

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Zika Virus: Information for the MC Community
Memo by Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (PDF, )

General Information on Zika Virus

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Servicesnew window
Centers for Disease Control: Zika Virus Infectionnew window
World Health Organization: Zika Virusnew window
Poster: What is Zika? (PAHO/WHO) (PDF, )
Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment (CDC)new window
Prevention (CDC)new window
Poster: Mosquito Bite Prevention (CDC) (PDF, )
Poster: Information on Mosquito Control (CDC) (PDF, )
Clinical Considerations for Pregnant Persons with Possible Zika Virus Infection (CDC)new window
Poster: Pregnant? Read This Before You Travel (CDC) (PDF, )

Frequently Asked Questions

Short Answers to Hard Questions About Zika Virus (New York Times)new window

Información en Español

Síntomas y complicaciones del zika (CDC)new window
Poster: Que es el Zika? (PDF, )
Cómo se propaga el zika (CDC)new window
Tratamiento del zika (CDC)new window
Casos de zika en los Estados Unidos (CDC)new window
Poster: Prevención de picaduras de mosquitos (CDC) (PDF, )