To obtain, as through measurement or a specified procedure: took the patient's temperature. c. To write or make a record of, especially in shorthand or cursive writing: take a letter; take notes. d. To create (an image, likeness, or representation), as by photography: took a picture of us.
âZika virus seems to pose little or no threat to the nervous system of infants or children, when infections occur after birth,â Bale says. Bale notes that the virus can cause infections in the brain such as encephalitis, but this is rare. Still, parents should be alert concerning this possibility.
The virus can also be detected in urine, sperm and saliva of an infected individual. The period between exposure to the virus and infection and appearance of first symptoms (the incubation period) is most likely between 3 days to 2 weeks. However approximately 80% of individuals infected with Zika show no symptoms. Only 1 out of 5 patients show symptoms of the Zika virus.