common symptoms of zika virus

many people infected with the zika virus won'thave symptoms. in fact 80% will be asymptomatic. those who do have symptoms may experience:fever, rash, joint pain, and red eyes. they may alsoexperience headache and muscle pain. people usually don't get sick enough withzika to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of the virus. for this reason, people may not realize thatthey have been infected but they can still spread the virusto other people. symptoms of zika are similar to other virusesspread by mosquitoes including dengue and

chikungunya. if you've travelled to an area with zika andyou have any of these symptoms talk to your healthcare provider aboutwhether or not you need to get tested. if you are pregnant and have travelled toan area with zika you should be tested for the virus regardless of whether you havesymptoms.