The last cases of local Zika transmission by mosquitoes in the continental United States were in Florida and Texas in 2016-17. Since 2019, there have been no confirmed Zika virus disease cases reported from United States territories. No Zika virus transmission by mosquitoes has ever been reported in Alaska and Hawaii."
The islands saw the world's largest outbreak before Brazil: 20,000 cases. It may have been linked to birth defects — research is still being done. And in 2014 it seemed to disappear.
Of the pregnant people infected with Zika virus, studies show that just 5%-14% give birth to children with signs of congenital Zika syndrome (which can cause developmental issues with their brains Zika can spread several ways, including: Through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite a person infected with the virus. Infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to other people through bites. From a pregnant woman to her developing fetus, or at the time of birth, if the mother is infected with ZikaSymptoms can last for several days to a week. People usually don't get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika. In 1952, the first human cases of Zika were detected and since then, outbreaks of Zika have been reported in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Zika outbreaks have probably
Sexual transmission can occur via vaginal sex, anal sex, oral sex and the sharing of sex toys. People infected with Zika virus can pass the virus through sex even when asymptomatic. Zika virus has