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ジカウィルス

Meanings

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noun

Zika virus

Refers to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, often discussed in medical or travel contexts.

ジカウィルスは主おもに蚊かによって媒ばい介かいされる。
The Zika virus is mainly transmitted by mosquitoes.
妊にん娠しん中ちゅうのジカウィルス感かん染せんは胎たい児じに影えい響きょうを及およぼすことがある。
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can affect the fetus.

Written forms

ジカ・ウィルス
- ジカウィルス
  Variant with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
- ジカ・ウィルス

Similar words

デング熱ねつ
Dengue fever is another mosquito-borne viral disease, but caused by a different virus.
チクングニア熱ねつ
Chikungunya fever is also transmitted by mosquitoes, but its symptoms and virus differ from Zika.

Etymology

Named after the Zika Forest in Uganda, where the virus was first identified in 1947. The Japanese term is a direct loanword from English.