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Old January 25, 2016, 04:23 PM
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Zika virus
This virus has been in the news lately so I wonder if ZIKA has a translation (such as SIDA for AIDS) or is only a medical term in itself
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If you check the etymology, the answer is simple. Zika, as opposed to HIV, refers to a geographical locationn. Therefore it is likely to be the same in English as in Spanish,
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It's the same in Spanish: "el virus del Zika".
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The name "Zika" is not an acronym but refers to the Zika Forest in Uganda.

el zika (common noun) = illness caused by Zika virus
el virus del Zika = the Zika virus
la fiebre del Zika = Zika fever
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