Where Did Zika Come From?

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Follow the latest news on Zika:

Special thanks to the following for personal interviews about Zika outbreak:

Dr. Peter Hotez - Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Scott Weaver - UT Medical Branch, Galveston
Dr. Nikos Vasilakis - UT Medical Branch, Galveston
Dr. Dahotra Sarkar - University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Alex Wild - University of Texas at Austin
Mustapha Debboun - Harris County Mosquito Control

References/further reading:

Malaria and Rome: A History of Malaria in Ancient Italy - Robert Sallares

Sallares, Robert, and Susan Gomzi. "Biomolecular archaeology of malaria."Ancient Biomolecules 3.3 (2001): 195-213.

Sallares, Robert, Abigail Bouwman, and Cecilia Anderung. "The spread of malaria to southern Europe in antiquity: new approaches to old problems."Medical history 48.03 (2004): 311-328.

Hotez, Peter J. "Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Anthropocene: The Cases of Zika, Ebola, and Other Infections." PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10.4 (2016): e0004648.

Hotez, Peter J. "Blue marble health redux: Neglected tropical diseases and human development in the Group of 20 (G20) nations and Nigeria." PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9.7 (2015): e0003672.

Thumbnail image credits:

Aedes aegypti mosquito: CDC/ Prof. Frank Hadley Collins, Dir., Cntr. for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Univ. of Notre Dame
Zika virus capsid: Manuel Almagro Rivas, Wikimedia Commons

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[kalamari]

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[besmart]

Where did Zika come from? Are we doomed to a new scary disease every year? I'm here to give you the facts.

This virus really bites, but at least you can arm yourself with knowledge… oh, and also bug spray.

[Bluelincolnpark]

Zika: I get transmitted through a mosquito.
Coronavirus 2020: Hold my beer!

[iogames]

I love the Ending where he says "Stay Curious"

[Master_Therion]

Snails now carry diseases? Snails!!!! Well, we're screwed. Ain't nobody on Earth that can outrun a snail. :(

[rokushoji]

Well, good thing I have no social life at all, so I never really go outside. xD

[notlun]

4:38 omfg give my personal thanks to the person who animated that lol

[blondcharizard]

watching during the corona quarantine lol

[gocty]

"We're seeing more outbreaks in general"

Honey, you don't know the storm that's coming.

- Some from the future, et al. (2020)

[djnoel]

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL. Even though it feels slightly geared to a younger audience with the jokes and animations the content is amazing and extremely interested. Thank you

[dillond]

4.5 years later in the middle of a global pandemic, this really hits hard

[oichilli]

2016: OH no Zika is coming in to the US
Zika: Muhahahaha I'm so powerful
2020: Coronavirus: hold my beer
US what's Zika again?

[Mickolas]

I had Dengue when I lived in the Caribbean and it was one of the worst experiences of my life.

[burchnock]

Hi! I'm from 2020. This video is very relevant in the future!

[DJaquithFL]

Okay you've answered none of the most important questions. The biggest is what happens if you're infected especially after symptoms are gone, say weeks or longer and a child is conceived?

Everyone considering starting a family is terrified. My 26 year old daughter for starters. We live in Florida and she and her husband are thinking about starting a family. Neither has Zika now but in a year or so who knows?!

[ApplePi.]

I remember when the Zika virus was in Florida and some cases came to Alabama and everyday I was making sure my pregnant ant has 0 mosquito bites. I was like! DO NOT GO OUTSIDE IF U WANNA EXERCISE DO IT IN DOORS. I was flipping out.



I’m glad my cousin was born healthy and strong. I am so great and feel sorrow for the ones who got the Zika virus while pregnant. I love my baby cousin so much and I can’t say it enough for how great full I am

[ROBBCAP]

who is watching this during the covid19 pandemic?

[Azathoth]

It's sad that there are so many misinformed comments on a video from a channel named "It's Okay To Be Smart".

[iprimoonanollie]

I have never been more scared about diseases than now, since I know much more about them in general it's gotten a lot more scarier

[Gormoth]

You did not answer "Should You Be Worried About Zika?"
It is the title off the video, come on.
Should i worry about Zika if i am not having a baby?