Zika Fever Symptoms

About 1 in 5 people infected with Zika will get sick. For people who get sick, the illness is usually mild. For this reason, many people might not realize they have been infected.

The most common signs and symptoms of Zika fever are fever, rash, conjunctivitis (red eyes), muscle and joint pain, and headache, which are similar to signs and symptoms of dengue and chikungunya fever. The time from a mosquito bite to developing symptoms is not yet known, but is probably a few days to a week. The disease lasts for several days to a week and is usually mild enough that people do not have to go to a hospital.

Bleeding has been documented in only one case, with blood seen in semen (hematospermia).

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Areas with Zika

All Countries and Territories with Active Zika Virus Transmission

Americas
Barbados Bolivia Brazil Colombia Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, US territory Costa Rica Curacao Dominican Republic Ecuador	El Salvador French Guiana Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique	Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Saint Martin Suriname U.S. Virgin Islands Venezuela

Oceania/Pacific Islands
American Samoa Samoa Tonga

Africa
Cape Verde

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Zika Virus - Fever From Mosquitoes

What is Zika virus disease (Zika)?

Zika is a disease caused by Zika virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for several days to a week. People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika

Is this a new virus?

No. Outbreaks of Zika previously have been reported in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Zika virus likely will continue to spread to new areas. In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infection in Brazil. Since that time, local transmission has been reported in many other countries and territories.

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