The Zika virus is an arbovirus that is spread by insects and belongs to the family Flaviviridae and genus Flavivirus. Zika virus was first discovered in a non-human animal (a rhesus monkey). The bite of an infected mosquito is the main method of zika virus transmission. Zika virus sickness has a non-specific clinical presentation that makes it easy to confuse with other infectious diseases, particularly those brought on by arboviruses like dengue and chikungunya. Only laboratory examinations of blood or other bodily fluids can confirm an infection with the Zika virus. The preventive strategies include limiting the Aedes mosquito's population growth, getting rid of it, and stopping mosquito bites.