Here's What Zika Virus Infection Looks Like

 

By Maggie Fox

The man's Zika infection started with a headache. Within a day, a red rash formed on his hands and arms and spread to his body. By the third day, the rash had moved all the way down his body and his feet were on fire.

A team of New York doctors who treated a Zika patient said the symptoms are distinctive — and they want doctors around the country to know what they look like so they can be on the lookout.

"Itching was not a major feature" for the unidentified patient, they wrote in their report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association's JAMA Dermatology.

"The patient also noted that his eyes appeared 'bloodshot.' As the eruption faded on the upper body, it became more apparent on the lower body," they wrote. 

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Source: NBC News