How Zika virus knocks out our immune defenses

How Zika virus knocks out our immune defenses

Source: Medical Xpress

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

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