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Microbiology AIIMS 2018 326b16f4

What is not true regarding Zika Virus:

A
Belong to family flaviviridae
B
Transmission happens by Mosquitoes
C
Not transmitted from mother to newborn
D
Possibly can cause microcephaly
High-Yield Explanation
Zika Virus belongs to family flaviviridae( which comes under Arbovirus). It is transmitted through mosquitoes (Aedes aegypticus) or sexual transmission .It also shows veical transmission i.e. from mother to child. If pregnant female gets infected with zika virus it may cause Microcephaly and GBS (Guillian Barre syndrome) in new born.

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