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Revision as of 21:23, 14 December 2015
This page is about microbiologic aspects of the organism(s). For clinical aspects of the disease, see Zika virus infection.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
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 rash on arm due to Zika virus
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Organism
- Zika virus, also known as ZIKV, is an enveloped, icosahedral virus with a single-stranded, positive sense RNA genome. The most closely related virus is the Spondweni virus.[1]
Refererences
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_virus Zika virus