A mosquito-borne illness, Zika virus has been in the news due to a suspected relationship between infection in pregnant women and birth defects, including microcephaly. Previously seen in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands, the virus recently arrived in Brazil and spread rapidly through Latin America. Several cases have been found in the United States, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue interim guidelines. How much do you know about this newsworthy condition? Test yourself with our short quiz.
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Cite this: Michael Stuart Bronze. Fast Five Quiz: Do You Know the Zika Virus Guidelines? - Medscape - Jan 27, 2016.
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