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What is Zika Virus? Know causes, symptoms and cure

The Health Department is on high alert after the first case of Zika virus was reported in a five-year-old girl. The girl from Raichur district in north Karnataka was infected with fever on November 13, after which she was admitted to a Government Hospital in Sindhanur. The symptoms were initially detected as Dengue, however, after she was shifted to the Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences her blood and urine samples were sent to Pune laboratory. There it was confirmed that the girl is infected with Zika Virus. What is Zika Virus? Zika virus is a variant of the virus family Flaviviridae and it spread through the bite of a daytime-active Aedes mosquito. The virus is linked with Guillain-Barre syndrome, neuropathy and myelitis. The first case of Zika virus was found in Kerala in 2020. According to the experts, the virus spreads even fasters in cold, cloudy weather and drizzles. Most people infected with the virus show no sign or symptoms, while some have fever, rashes and musc...

Man undergoes 30 operations after being bitten by a mosquito

A mosquito man was taken to the hospital and hung between life and death. However, after a lot of difficulty, his life has been saved. People are very upset due to mosquito bites and sometimes there can be fatal diseases like dengue. But hearing the case that has come to light from Germany recently, everyone's hair is on stand. A mosquito bite left a man in a coma and required 30 operations. He experienced flu-like symptoms for the first time. The infection spread so much that due to the poison, along with his liver, kidney, heart and lungs also stopped working. After this the operation had to be done. Talking about his experience, Rotschke told the Daily Star, "I was not abroad. Suddenly, a large abscess formed on my left thigh. Doctors very quickly guessed that an Asian tiger mosquito bite was the cause. .caused the whole thing and called in an expert...