Zika virus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Zika virus ZIKV

Etymology

After the Zika Forest in Uganda, from Luganda; see Zika Forest.

Related words

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