As the modified bugs breed more and more, the mosquito population shrinks overall. But, because the mosquitoes were put into action in 2015, right around the time Zika started hitting the Americas ...

Many Zika cases are mild, with symptoms including ... Do you worry about getting diseases from bug bites?

Many of the symptoms of sloth fever are similar to those of other tropical diseases, such as the Zika virus ... Make sure your accommodations are bug-proof by using window and door screens ...

We’ve known for more than a century that a mosquito’s bite can pass on brutal disease: Zika is the virus receiving the most attention now, but malaria alone kills more than 400,000 people a ...

Zika, the mosquito-born virus that causes birth defects, is still an issue in 2018. Zika is prevalent in tropical climates, but some warm locations are safe to visit this year for those worried ...

To find out if this other, more common mosquito species could carry Zika, researchers injected 200 of them with the virus. They then watched to see if it made its way into the bug's salivary ...

Is the threat of the Zika virus affecting your vacation plans? If you're expecting or planning to become a mom or dad-to-be soon, you're right to be concerned. As the Centers for Disease Control ...

This PBS special was originally broadcast in August 2016 during the outbreak of Zika virus. It is being rebroadcast now in light of the current novel coronavirus/COVID 19 crisis. The public health ...

Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes. For most people it is a very mild infection and isn’t harmful but it may be more serious for pregnant women ©News Group Newspapers Limited in ...