1. Unhygienic environment
  2. Dirty Water
  3. Mosquito  Bite
  4. Infected Food
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Option 3 : Mosquito  Bite

Option 3 is correct, i.e. Mosquito  Bite.

  • Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites.
  • The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes).
  • The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week.

Extra facts:

Zika virus:

  • It is a single-stranded RNA virus from the flavivirus family.
  • Carrier: Aedes mosquito.
  • Mode of Transmission:
    • ​Mosquito bite
    • Blood transfusion
    • Sexual transmission
  • It was first discovered in a monkey (1947) and then in humans (1952) in Uganda.
  • Outbreaks: Major Zika virus outbreaks have been reported in Tropical countries.
    • Island of Yap (2007).
    • French Polynesia (2013).
    • Brazil (2015). 
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