Zika Virus Cases On A Rise In Kerala, What You Should Know About The Virus

Zika Virus Symptoms and treatment: Amidst a rise in the number of cases of the Zika virus in Kerala, doctors have stated that the virus might have been present in the country since April but went unnoticed due to COVID-19. Currently, the number of cases in the capital city stands at 28 with five new cases reported recently, out of which four are women.

Although there hasn't been much information regarding the Zika virus, officials stated that the mosquito-borne virus might have been present in the country since April but the first case was confirmed in June.

"Zika is a new disease in Kerala and we don't have much experience in handling it," District Medical Officer KS Shinu told the ANI.

ZIka is a new disease in Kerala and we don't have much experience in handling it. A national team has arrived in Trivandrum. There are 7 experts in the team. Zika is a communicable disease: District Medical Officer KS Shinu pic.twitter.com/NOiZjNZ3VC

— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2021

From Zika virus symptoms to treatment, here is everything you must know about the virus:

• Five more people, including four women, have tested positive for the infection in Kerala, resulting in 28 total cases in the state.
• Of the five newly reported cases, two were natives of Anayara. A cluster of the disease has been identified within a three-kilometre radius of Anayara.
• The other infected people hailed from Pattom, East Fort and Kunnukuzhi.
• All the samples were tested at the National Virology Institute at Alappuzha.
• Mosquitoes in the Anayar area were exterminated to prevent their spread to other places, the health ministry announced.
• The first case of the mosquito-borne viral infection in the state was confirmed on July 8 in a 24-year-old pregnant woman.