Zika Virus: Associate Professor Jose angel Regala-Nava at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico said that this Zika virus is enough to multiply the virus.
Zika Virus: American researchers have found that Zika virus is more contagious. The discovery follows a warning issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this month. The Global Health Agency has warned that the next pandemic could be caused by diseases such as Zika and Dengue. Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) in the US have identified new mutations in the Zika virus. Which has been named NS2B I39V / I39T.
Professor Sujan Shrestha said – need to be careful with Zika Virus
Explain that it increases the ability of the virus to replicate in both mice and mosquitoes. Professor Sujan Shrestha of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) in the US said that we all need to be aware of this new form of Zika virus.
The Zika virus is found in mosquitoes. This has had a huge impact in 2016. The researchers found that it is easier for the Zika virus to acquire amino acid changes that help the virus mutate and catch infection more easily.
Enough to multiply the Zika Virus
Jose angel Regala-Nava, associate professor at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico, said that this is enough to multiply the Zika virus. He said that it can increase viral pathogenicity in humans. Zika virus and dengue virus overlap in many countries around the world.
Like Zika, dengue virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus. In addition, Shresta said that in areas where Zika is prevalent, most people have already been exposed to the dengue virus and have both T cells and antibodies that cross-react.
According to the WHO, dengue fever infects 39 crore people annually in 130 countries where it is endemic, while Zika virus has been found in at least 89 countries.
