Even among people whove been following the Zika saga at least a little, many arent sure whether theres a vaccine or treatment not yet or if theres any way the virus can spread other than through mosquito bites.
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As mosquito season begins, health officials encouraged residents to check for and eliminate sources of standing water around their homes and to use insect repellant. And he’s calling on Congress to provide almost $2 billion more. This person got the virus while traveling in a Zika-affected country. “This survey and other measures will help build understanding of Zika and identify areas requiring additional communication efforts”.
Approximately 80 percent of those infected never show symptoms of the disease while approximately 20 percent show only mild symptoms.
Asked why the committee had not advised women to delay pregnancies, Dr. Heymann said he considered that a “national recommendation” rather than one under the W.H.O.’s mandate, which is to prevent the global spread of diseases.
Travel advisories and birth control are sensitive topics for the W.H.O. because it is a United Nations organization, and its member states sometimes object to medical advice they feel interferes with tourism, business or domestic policies.
Among the areas hardest hit by the Zika virus is Puerto Rico. Most mosquitoes suck your blood at dawn, dusk or during the first hours of darkness.
Dr. Ulibarri’s initial target while devising this DIY trap was to catch the Aedes mosquitoes that spread the dengue fever in Guatemala, however, the trap can now also come in handy during the spread of the Zika virus as the same mosquito is responsible for the spread of Zika too.
“Pregnant women can be infected with Zika virus in any trimester, and there have been increased cases of microcephaly possibly associated with Zika virus infections”, according to the health department.
They’re most concerned about what the virus may do to unborn babies. The second line of defense is to do an amniocentesis and draw amniotic fluid and test that for the Zika Virus.
“Republicans are going to look back on this time that they’ve had to act on the Zika virus and deeply regret it”, said White House spokesman Josh Earnest.
Americans don’t know a lot about the Zika virus that is linked to birth defects and creeping steadily closer to the US, according to a new poll that found about 4 in 10 say they’ve heard little to nothing about the mosquito-borne threat.
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Last week, the CDC held a Zika Action Plan Summit to give state and local officials information and tools needed for Zika preparedness and response.
