{"id":91456,"date":"2025-06-01T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91456"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:57:00","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-in-tropical-regions-zika-viru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-in-tropical-regions-zika-viru\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  1. In tropical regions, Zika viru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. In tropical regions, Zika virus disease is transmitted by the same mosquito that transmits dengue.<\/li>\n<li>2. Sexual transmission of Zika virus disease is possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statements 1 and 2 are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1 is correct. Zika virus is primarily transmitted to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus), which are the same types of mosquitoes that spread dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2 is correct. Zika virus can be transmitted through sexual contact, from an infected person to their partner.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nOther modes of Zika virus transmission include transmission from mother to fetus during pregnancy, through blood transfusion (though less common), and potentially through organ transplantation.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: 1. In tropical regions, Zika virus disease is transmitted by the same mosquito that transmits dengue. 2. Sexual transmission of Zika virus disease is possible. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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