![The Zika virus disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, which is also known to transmit infections like dengue and chikungunya.(Representative Image) The Zika virus disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, which is also known to transmit infections like dengue and chikungunya.(Representative Image)](https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2021/07/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&width=510&height=383)
The Zika virus disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, which is also known to transmit infections like dengue and chikungunya.(Representative Image)
Zika virus in pregnant women may cause microcephaly (condition in which the head is significantly smaller due to abnormal brain development) in the foetus
Six cases of Zika virus infection have been reported in Pune city, including two pregnant women.
A 28-year-old pregnant woman and another woman, 12 weeks pregnant, tested positive for Zika virus infection with no symptoms.
The virus can cause microcephaly in unborn babies.
Initial cases were a doctor, his daughter, and two others from Mundhwa area.
Zika virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquito and was first identified in Uganda in 1947.
Pune Municipal Corporation is taking preventive measures like fogging to control mosquito breeding.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)