Two Zika virus cases have been confirmed in Pennsylvania while officials in Delaware said the woman who contracted Zika poses no risk to the community and that she is not pregnant.
The Division of Public Health(DPH) confirmed the first case of the Zika virus in Delaware. The DPH announced Tuesday that a Delaware woman tested positive for the virus and suffered a mild illness. Officials say the case is travel-related and pregnancy is not an issue.
Zika is a generally mild illness that is currently widespread in Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. The virus is spread through mosquito bites and common symptoms are a fever, rash, joint pain and red eyes. These symptoms are normally mild however and only last a few days to a week. However, the most serious threat from the virus is a birth defect in the babies of mothers who contracted the disease.
