Question

From the article, " Bringing home more than a medal: an Olympian’s battle following Zika virus infection", explain the male infection in 200 or more words please.

http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=901&id=901

Answer 1

Infections caused by zika virus:

The zika virus is spread through mosquito and the disease can be fatal. The symptoms include fever,chills,head ache, joint and muscle pains ,rashes etc. The joint pains can be very harsh almost to the point of being paralyzed. If the virus attacks during pregnancy it can lead to miscarriage or cause other fatal brain abnornalities like microcephaly. For the adults it can cause neurological disorders like Guillain Barre syndrome. Here your bodys immune system attacks nerve cells causing a tingling sensation and difficulty in movement. For males they will show all the above symptoms and should abstain from sexual contact as the virus can be spread through sexual contact.