Everything You Need to Know About the Zika Virus!

By PJ Staff Apr 11, 2016 7:08 PM ET

This 2006 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. On Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, U.S. health officials are telling pregnant women to avoid travel to Latin America and Caribbean countries with outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to birth defects. The Zika virus is spread through mosquito bites from Aedes aegypti and causes only a mild illness in most people. But theres been mounting evidence linking the virus to a surge of a rare birth defect in Brazil. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

The Zika virus continues to make headlines across the world. But just how safe are we from the virus here in the United States? Dr. Kelly Victory, trauma and emergency specialist and president of Victory Health, tells you what you need to know about the virus.