Zika, unlike Ebola, is less commonly spread by human-to-human contact. Instead, mosquitos are the root cause. Brazil has recently implemented mosquito controls to prevent the transmission of several viral diseases, including Zika. As the world's population grows and spreads geographically, human interaction with new wildlife opens up greater opportunity for zoonotic disease to spread. [3:33]

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viruses, zika virus

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zoonotic disease, pbs learningmedia, pbs learningmedia: spillover - zika, ebola & beyond: part 6: zika transmission, spillover - zika, ebola & beyond: part 6: zika transmission, virus, zika, zoonotic diseases

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• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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