Ironically, though, doctors consider Zika a milder disease than dengue or chikungunya. All three viruses are transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
Adjunct Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said: “Zika is a milder disease by and large for most people. The vulnerable population are potentially pregnant women. Our concern is not so much that the mother would have a bad outcome, but that we are seeing a link to babies born with abnormally small heads.”