Zika Virus
Preventing plants from passing viruses to their offspring
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how plants prevent viruses from passing to their seeds.
Robotic vehicles are used to fight against mosquitos carrying dengue
Effectiveness of using automatic vehicles to monitor sewers for Aedes mosquitos and carry out eradication.
COVID-19 can cause brain cell fusion
SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause neurons to merge, which can disrupt brain function.
Climate change could drive more Zika and dengue epidemics and longer transmission seasons
Examining how newly emerging diseases will be impacted by specific future climate change scenarios.
A new system that restrains populations of mosquitoes
CRISPR-based system developed to safely restrain mosquito vectors via sterilization.
Our immune system can fight against multiple viruses, study
Disease severity and outcome result from individual differences that define immune status and contribute to responses to infection. A study based on blood samples...
New antiviral materials made using sugar
This compound could also be effective against new emerging viruses such as the recent coronavirus currently of concern in China.
Why Zika causes birth defects in some pregnancies?
Severe birth defects caused by the Zika virus may be related to the kinds of antibodies infected mothers produce to fight the disease, a...
Scientists find antimalarial drug may be repurposed to treat Zika
In their search for a possible treatment for Zika virus infection, a team of Indian researchers has identified a viral protein that can be...
Children with dengue infection could be protected from symptomatic Zika
Dengue has been endemic to the Americas, Zika wasn’t reported in the region until 2015. The viruses are very similar: they are transmitted by...
Blood tests reveal broad extent of Zika infection
In a new study by the UC Berkeley, scientists showed that almost half of the population in Managua, Nicaragua, has been infected with the...
Zika virus protein prevents development of Brain
Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day. The virus is associated with an...
Immune response to Zika infection leads to fetal harm
Similar proteins that mount a strong, resistant reaction to Zika infection can likewise hurt the placenta and fetal advancement, as indicated by a Yale-led...
A new paper-based test for Zika virus
MIT researchers have just developed a new paper-based test for Zika virus. It demonstrates Zika virus infection within a few hours. This test differentiates...
Zikavac: Vaccine to treat Zika Virus
Hey readers, in the previous article, I introduced you to the Zika Virus, which leads to Microcephaly, a serious condition that may cause congenital disabilities...
Zika virus: Symptoms, Prevention, Instructions to cure
Zika virus (ZKIV) is a part of the Flaviviridae virus (primarily spread through ticks and mosquitos) family and the Flavivirus genus. Through mosquito bites,...