Meanings
- A disease of humans, transmitted by mosquitoes, caused by the Zika virus, with symptoms similar to dengue fever and many other diseases, that also apparently causes microcephaly in the newborns of infected mothers.
Synonyms: Zika fever
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA disease of humans, transmitted by mosquitoes, caused by the Zika virus, with symptoms similar to dengue fever and many other diseases, that also apparently causes microcephaly in the newborns of infected mothers.
Origin
From Zika Forest, where the virus was discovered at a mosquito research facility of the Uganda Virus Research Institute.
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Zika disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zika%20disease
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