Zika FAQs

Zika is spread primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito and possibly Aedes Albopictus, according to the Texas Department of State…

San Antonio’s Metropolitan Health District: http://www.sanantonio.gov/Health/HealthProfessionals/ZikaVirus.aspxTexas Department of State Health Services:…

It depends. For now, most women in Texas can decide to have children with no threat to their future baby’s health. If you have not been to a Zika-infected…

Infection among pregnant women is a concern, since babies born to mothers who were infected with Zika (particularly in the first trimester) are at higher…

There is no vaccine to prevent getting Zika or medication to treat the virus. The only protection available is to avoid traveling to places where Zika is…

Yes. In part. In July 2016, the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center in San Antonio became one of only a few centers in the country approved by the FDA to…

There is no specific medicine for Zika-infected patients. The medical community suggests those with symptoms should:Drink plenty of fluids to avoid…

The Centers for Disease Control reports about 80 percent (4 out of 5) people who are infected will not feel any symptoms. For the 20 percent who do…

According to San Antonio’s Metropolitan Health District, Zika is primarily transmitted through the bite of mosquitoes, more specifically the Aedes Aegypti…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, Zika was first found in monkeys in 1947 in Uganda. The…