CDC's response to Zika : what we know and what we don't know

What we know about Zika\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Zika can be spread from a mother to her fetus during pregnancy.\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Infection during pregnancies may be linked to birth defects in babies.\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Zika is spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. hese mosquitoes are aggressive daytime biters. They can also bite at night.\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Zika is not currently found in the US. The mosquitoes that can carry Zika are found in some areas of the US.\ue2\u20ac\ua2 Because the mosquitoes that spread Zika virus are found throughout the tropics, outbreaks will likely continue.\ue2\u20ac\ua2 There is no vaccine or medicine for Zika.What we don\ue2\u20ac\u2122t know about Zika\ue2\u20ac\ua2 If there\ue2\u20ac\u2122s a safe time during your pregnancy to travel to an area with Zika\ue2\u20ac\ua2 If you do travel and are bitten: \ue2\u20ac\ua2 How likely you are to get Zika; \ue2\u20ac\ua2 How likely it is that your baby will have birth defects from the infectionCS263014APublication date from document properties.Zika-What-We-Know-Infographic.pd