Mosquito moms can pass Zika to offspring
![Aedes aegypti](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/082916_sm_zikatiker_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
INHERIT THE VIRUS Lab tests show that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes don’t need to bite someone to pick up Zika virus; youngsters (larvae shown) can inherit the virus from their moms.
Dr. Pratt/CDC
INHERIT THE VIRUS Lab tests show that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes don’t need to bite someone to pick up Zika virus; youngsters (larvae shown) can inherit the virus from their moms.
Dr. Pratt/CDC