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how would you summarize the major causes, risks, and effects of Zika virus to someone who has never heard about the condition?

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Zika is spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquit. Zika virus directly infects brain cells and evades immune system detection. Zika virus disease is generally mild, and severe disease requiring hospitalization and deaths are uncommon.

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