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Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week. Severe

CDC has issued new interim guidance on preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus after confirming through laboratory testing, in collaboration with Dallas County Health and Human Services, the first case of Zika virus infection in a non-traveler

CDC is issuing interim guidelines for preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus and updated interim guidance for health care providers caring for pregnant women and women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure

Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Why are millions of US women at risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies?

An estimated 3.3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking, sexually active, and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy, according to the latest CDC

More than 3 million women between the ages of 15 and 44 years are at risk of exposing their developing baby to alcohol because they are drinking and not using birth control to prevent pregnancy, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report.

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel alerts: American Samoa, Costa Rica, Curacao, and Nicaragua.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will discuss the latest on Zika virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will discuss the latest on Zika virus..

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus? transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel alerts: United States Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic.