“Virus Tracking” University of North Carolina Television (WUNC, a PBS affiliate)

CHARLOTTE — Scientists have confirmed the Zika virus is spread through bites from mosquitos of the aedes (a-deez) species: the same mosquitoes that spread dengue fever.

But just how does the bite of a mosquito, which doesn’t fly very far, create a worldwide epidemic? Daniel Janies, Ph.D., a professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has created a computer program that provides an eye opening view of the worldwide spread of the disease.

“Virus Tracking” University of North Carolina Television (WUNC, a PBS affiliate)