question edit history translations

What is the Zika virus (ZIKV) named after?

mosquito

forest

beach

monkey

Zika virus (ZIKV) is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes. Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947. Zika virus is related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. From 2007 to 2016, the virus spread eastward, across the Pacific Ocean to the Americas, leading to the 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic.

Ts

3

NIAID wikipedia → Zika virus

diseasesEpidemicsforestsmedicinenamesresearchUgandaviruses

Diseases quiz Names quiz Medicine quiz

You will play as

Answers by country

Pakistan

2%

91%

5%

0%

35

Spain

0%

72%

9%

18%

11

the Netherlands

30%

61%

7%

0%

13

Austria

24%

59%

8%

5%

37

Australia

36%

56%

0%

8%

25

Germany

27%

46%

16%

8%

184

Switzerland

34%

42%

11%

7%

26

Greece

28%

42%

7%

21%

14

the United States

39%

40%

4%

14%

69

India

28%

30%

9%

32%

53

Poland

32%

26%

11%

29%

2033

Republic of Ireland

38%

22%

0%

38%

18

the United Kingdom

39%

18%

7%

34%

38

Canada

40%

15%

10%

35%

20

The Australian Gibson Desert is named after Alfred Gibson. Who was he?

a man who got lost in the desert

the first president of Australia

the explorer that first crossed Australia

a famous Australian poet

What does the common Arabic name (or surname) 'Abdullah' literally mean?

"servant of God"

Where were the Pre-Raphaelites active?

in ancient Rome

Nikola Tesla never invented..?

electricity supply system

nuclear reactor