Zika Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. Most cases have no symptoms, but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever. Symptoms may include fever, conju ...

, or Zika fever, is an illness caused by the Zika virus. Zika or Žika may also refer to: *

Zika virus Zika virus (ZIKV; pronounced or ) is a member of the virus family ''Flaviviridae''. It is spread by daytime-active ''Aedes'' mosquitoes, such as '' A. aegypti'' and '' A. albopictus''. Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of Uganda, where ...

, a member of the ''Flaviviridae'' virus family *

Zika Forest The Zika (or Ziika) Forest () is a tropical forest near Entebbe in Uganda. means 'overgrown' in the Luganda language. As the property of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) of Entebbe, it is protected and restricted to scientific researc ...

, a forest in Uganda * Zika rabbit, a breed of rabbit

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* Zika (surname), list of people with the surname *

Zika Ascher Zika Ascher (3 April 1910 – 5 September 1992), born Zikmund Ascher and nicknamed "The Mad Silkman", was a Czech textile businessman, artist and designer who became pre-eminent in the related fields of British textiles, art, and fashion. He c ...

(1910–1992), Czech artist and designer * Žika, common nickname for the South Slavic names

Živorad Živorad ( sr-cyr, Живорад) is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. A common nickname for Živorad is ''Žika''. Notable people with the name include: * Živorad Janković (1924–1990), Bosnian architect * Živorad Jelić (born ...

and

Živojin Živojin ( sr-cyr, Живојин) is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. Notable people with the name include: * Živojin Bumbaširević (1920–2008), Serbian orthopaedic surgeon and traumatologist * Živojin Jocić (1870–1914), ...

** Žika Bujuklić (born 1952), Serbian academic and politician **

Žika Gojković Žika Gojković ( sr-cyr, Жика Гојковић; born 9 November 1972) is a Serbian politician. He is currently serving his sixth term in Serbia's national assembly. At one time a leading figure in the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), Gojkovi ...

(born 1972), Serbian politician **

Žika Jelić Živorad "Žika" Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Живорад "Жика" Јелић; born 7 December 1942) is a Serbian rock musician. He is best known as being the Bass guitarist for the Serbian rock band YU Grupa, which he formed in 1970 with his younger ...

(born 1942), Serbian rock musician **

Žika Mitrović Živorad "Žika" Mitrović ( sr-Cyrl, Жика Митровић; 3 September 1921 – 29 January 2005) was a Serbian and Yugoslav film director and screenwriter. He started his career as a comics artist. Mitrovic directed 20 feature films b ...

(1921–2005), Serbian film director and screenwriter **

Žika Petrović Živorad "Žika" Petrović ( sr-cyr, Живорад Жика Петровић; 1939 – 25 April 2000) was a Serbian engineer and business executive. He was assassinated in the spring of 2000. At the time of his death, Petrović was the CEO of Se ...

(1939–2000), Serbian engineer and business executive **

Žika Rafajlović Živojin Rafajlović ( sr-cyr, Живојин Рафајловић, 1871 – 1953), known as Žika (Жика) was co-founder of the Serbian Chetnik Organization, politician, state deputy, a member of the Democrats. He was the Ban of Vardar durin ...

(1871–1953), Serbian politician **

Živojin Milovanović Živojin Milovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Живојин Миловановић; January 23, 1884 — May 25, 1905), known by his nickname Žika, was a Serbian soldier, member of the Serbian revolutionary Chetnik Organization that fought in Old Serbia an ...

(1884–1905), soldier and member of the Serbian Chetnik Organization **

Živojin Pavlović Živojin "Žika" Pavlović (15 April 1933 – 29 November 1998) was a Yugoslav and Serbian film director, writer, painter and professor. In his films and novels, Pavlović depicted the cruel reality of small, poor and abandoned people living ...

(1933–1998), Serbian film director and writer **

Živojin Tamburić Živojin "Žika" Tamburić (Serbian Cyrillic: Живојин Тамбурић; born 1957 in Kruševac, Yugoslavia) is a Serbs, Serbian comics critic, historian, editor and publisher, most notable for his work on first critical comics lexicon in ...

(born 1957), Serbian comics critic, editor, and publisher **

Srđan Todorović Srđan "Žika" Todorović ( sr-cyr, Срђан "Жика" Тодоровић, ; born 28 March 1965) is a Serbian actor and musician. He has played in numerous bands, including Ekatarina Velika, Disciplina Kičme, Radnička Kontrola and Bezobr ...

(born 1965), Serbian actor and musician **

Vuča Žikić Vuča Žikić ( sr-Cyrl, Вуча Жикић, mid-18th century – 14 April 1808), known as Captain Žika,Milićević 1888, p. 641 was an important figure in the First Serbian Uprising. He was the founder, builder and commander of Deligrad fortifica ...

(died 1808), builder of the Deligrad fortification in the First Serbian Uprising, named Captain Žika

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