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6                Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about Zika virus infection and death from Zika virus infection.
Meaning of Zika virus infection
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Zika virus infection means a symptomatic, clinical illness caused by the Zika virus, which has been confirmed by laboratory testing.
Note: Typical symptoms of Zika virus infection include an itchy macular or maculopapular rash, tiredness, headache, arthralgias, myalgias, non-purulent conjunctivitis, lower back pain and mild fever.
Death from Zika virus infection
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Zika virus infection, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's Zika virus infection.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.