Consider the following statements:
1) In tropical regions, Zika virus disease is transmitted by the same mosquito that transmits dengue.
2) Sexual transmission of Zika virus disease is possible.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation:
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day. Dengue is also transmitted by Aedes. Sexual transmission is also possible in case of Zika.