Vector-Borne Diseases
Vectors are smal organisms such as mosquitos, ticks, and sandflies. The diseases that are spread by vectors kill a million people every year, making more than half of the world's population at risk. Examples of some diseases transmitted by these vectors are malaria, dengue, west nile virus and chikungunya among others.
zika
Zika is a virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito to humans by a vector bite and sexual intercourse from an infected person. Zika causes mild fever, conjunctivits(pinkeye), headaches, joint pains and skin rashes. According to the WHO(World Health Organization) symptoms usually occur 2-7 days after vector bite and only a small number of people develop complications after becoming ill with the virus. The map above is the number of cases there has been in the US States from traveling.