Zika Virus

Key facts

• Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day.
• Symptoms are generally mild and include fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache. Symptoms typically last for 2–7 days. Most people with Zika virus infection do not develop symptoms.
• Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause infants to be born with microcephaly and other congenital malformations, known as congenital Zika syndrome. Infection with Zika virus is also associated with other complications of pregnancy including preterm birth and miscarriage.
• An increased risk of neurologic complications is associated with Zika virus infection in adults and children, including Guillain-Barré syndrome, neuropathy and myelitis.

Inside MC Online Articles

Read about the Zika Virus on Inside MC Online:

Zika Virus: Information for the MC Community

Memo by Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (PDF, )

General Information on Zika Virus

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Servicesnew window
Centers for Disease Control: Zika Virus Infectionnew window
World Health Organization: Zika Virusnew window

Poster: What is Zika? (PAHO/WHO) (PDF, )

Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment (CDC)new window

Prevention (CDC)new window

Poster: Mosquito Bite Prevention (CDC) (PDF, )

Poster: Information on Mosquito Control (CDC) (PDF, )

Information for Pregnant Women (CDC)new window

Poster: Pregnant? Read This Before You Travel (CDC) (PDF, )

Frequently Asked Questions

Zika Virus: Frequently Asked Questions (CDC)new window

Short Answers to Hard Questions About Zika Virus (New York Times)new window

Información en Español

Información en Español sobre el virus del Zika (CDC)new window

Poster: Que es el Zika? (PDF, )

Prevención (CDC)new window

Poster: Prevención de picaduras de mosquitos (CDC) (PDF, )