The New York Times Report On Zika Short Answers to HardQuestions About Zika Virus 1. What is the Zika virus? 2. How does a mosquito transmit Zika? 3. What areas is Zika likely to reach? 4. Can the Zika virus be sexually transmitted? 5. How might Zika cause brain damage in infants?... 6. What is microcephaly? 25px 7. What countries should pregnant women avoid? 8. How do I know if I’ve been infected? Is there a test? 9. I’m pregnant and live in or recently visited a country with Zika virus. What do I do? 10. I’m of childbearing age, but not pregnant and not planning to get pregnant. Should I go to an affected country? 11. I’m pregnant now, but wasn’t when I visited one of the affected countries. What’s the risk? 12. If I live in an area where the virus is circulating, should I delay becoming pregnant? 25px 13. Does it matter when in her pregnancy a woman is infected with Zika virus? 14. Should infants be tested? 15. I’m a man and have returned from a place where the Zika virus is spreading. How long until I can be sure that I won’t infect a sexual partner? 16. Is there a treatment? 17. Is there a vaccine? How should people protect themselves. 18. If the Zika virus has been in Africa and Asia for decades, why wasn’t a link to microcephaly detected earlier? 19. Has a Zika outbreak outside Brazil ever been linked to microcephaly? 100 px
