|
|
Zi·ka
 Zika
|
|
- pronunciation:
- zi
k
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a virus transmitted by certain mosquitos that sometimes causes a typically mild, influenza-like illness in adults and children but that can also cause microcephaly in infants born to mothers infected with the virus. Zika is also associated with complications of pregnancy and neurological disorders in children and adults. Many people infected with the virus do not have symptoms of infection.
|
|
|