Website provides Zika virus info

Summer is a traditional time when faculty, staff or students may travel abroad, including to countries in Central and South America or the Caribbean.

Travel notices have been issued for many countries in these areas by the Center for Disease Control due to the Zika virus, which has received widespread news coverage in recent months.

People infected with the Zika virus infrequently develop symptoms, and if they do, symptoms are usually mild. Pregnant women are at a greater risk because of the potential for birth defects that have been linked to the virus.

Members of the campus community can learn more about the Zika virus on a new website, housed under the Student Health Center site.