According to a recent study, scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have demonstrated how the Zika virus changes the structure of human skin on a molecular basis, making the ...

Their research shows that the Zika virus alters gene and protein expression in dermal fibroblasts, the cell type responsible for maintaining structural integrity in the skin. These metabolic ...

Skin lesions may hold the key to diagnosing dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and Oropouche fever. Learn how dermatologists can spot ...

Zika virus manipulated human skin cells to release mosquito-attracting odors. Insights into the virus’s transmission tactics can help curb its spread.

Jan. 30, 2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research ... Wrong Place ...

Zika Uses Human Skin as 'Mosquito Magnet' to Spread Virus Further Jan. 30, 2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect ...

the pupal skin splits and a fully developed adult mosquito emerges. Adult mosquitoes feed mostly on flower nectar, but the females need to acquire a blood meal to continue the replication cycle. If ...

Nearly a year since the Zika virus outbreak arrived in Miami, scientists say they've learned new details about how the mosquito-born virus emerged and spread throughout the Americas. Researchers ...

Timeline – Zika: History of an Emerging Virus Zika has burst on the scene as though it was a new viral threat to humans. The truth? Zika was discovered nearly 75 years ago, and has been steadily ...

A surge of infections from a tropical virus is raising alarm among public health officials because it appears to be causing birth defects similar to those associated with Zika virus. Known as ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study ...