Zika Virus explained simply
Channel: simpleshow foundation
Date: 29/03/2016

Summer Olympics 2016 and Zika? On February 8th, 2016, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern regarding Zika virus. Three to four million infections are possibly forecasted in the Americas over the next 12 months, but what is it? 
simpleshow foundation explains the Zika virus.

Author: Emily Cleary

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