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Only one over five infected people shows mild symptoms like skin rash, fever ("Zika fever"), joint pain, conjunctivitis and less often muscle pain, headache and vomiting. After a few days, the symptoms subside. | Only one over five infected people shows mild symptoms like skin rash, fever ("Zika fever"), joint pain, conjunctivitis and less often muscle pain, headache and vomiting. After a few days, the symptoms subside. | ||
An increased risk of neurologic complications is associated with Zika virus infection in adults and children, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain–Barré_syndrome Guillain-Barré syndrome], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_neuropathy neuropathy ] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelitis myelitis]. Infection during first trimester of pregnancy can cause [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcephaly | An increased risk of neurologic complications is associated with Zika virus infection in adults and children, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillain–Barré_syndrome Guillain-Barré syndrome], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_neuropathy neuropathy ] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelitis myelitis]. Infection during first trimester of pregnancy can cause [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcephaly microcephaly] in newborn children. | ||
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