What is the Zika virus:

• Spread by the Aedes aegyptimosquito, which also carries dengue fever and yellow fever
• First discovered in Africa in the 1940s but is now spreading in Latin America
• Scientists say there is growing evidence of a link to microcephaly, that leads to babies being born with small heads
• Can lead to fever and a rash but most people show no symptoms, and there is no known cure
• Only way to fight Zika is to clear stagnant water where mosquitoes breed, and protect against mosquito bites

Zika: What you need to know

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