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80% of people infected by Zika virus have no symptoms

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80% of people infected by Zika virus have no symptoms

Zika was identified in humans in 1952 Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. It was later identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania....

Seasonal influenza causes sudden fever, dry cough, headache, muscle-joint pain, sore throat and runny nose.

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Seasonal influenza causes sudden fever, dry cough, headache, muscle-joint pain, sore throat and runny nose.

Influenza A viruses are further classified into subtypes according to the combinations of the hemagglutinin (HA) and the neuraminidase (NA), the proteins on the surface of the virus. Currently circulating in humans are subtype A(H1N1) and A(H3N2) influenza viruses....