The Zika Virus In Rio Health by admin - January 23, 2016January 27, 20200 Many travelers are getting worried as news about the zika virus has become a hot topic during the last few days. But should one really be worried? We’ll look at what has been presented so far. The virus itself is not malignant, what is worrying to the doctors is the relationship that it seem to have to other illnesses. The zika virus is transmitted through a mosquito called ”Aedes Aegypti”. This is the same mosquito that transmits the dengue and chikingunya virus. The virus can be carried in a person’s blood, then passed to others by mosquito bites. Being infected will usually make you ill for 3 to 7 days and cause itchy skin and fever. Doctors now believe that there is