Officials stressed that if the six Bexar County patients have the virus, they would have been infected outside the United States.
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“Now in the Western Hemisphere, no one is immune, and that seems to be the primary reason for the big outbreak in south America and now Central America”. Scientists are still researching to see if Zika is actually the cause.
The virus is spread through mosquitos. All of it is treatable and it’s unlikely a patient would even have to be admitted to the hospital.
But travelers leaving the state and headed south should be careful, experts warn.
The head of the World Health Organization said Thursday that the disease was “spreading explosively” across the Americas, according to CNN.
It can’t be a coincidence that Brazil is the only Zika-carrying mosquito country that released GMO mosquitoes and administer a vaccine (whooping cough vaccine TDAP) to pregnant women then ended up with over 4,000 babies with microcephaly.
The Zika virus was first discovered in Africa in 1947.
Castrodale said one group that doesn’t need to worry about travel in Zika infested regions are women who aren’t pregnant now but wish to become pregnant in the future.
Ministry of Health and Medical Services spokesperson Evelyn Mani said: “The Ministry is also aware that the mosquito vector for Zika and Dengue (Aedes Aegypti) is abundant in Fiji”.
The Honolulu, Hawaii-based company, which is also testing vaccines for infectious diseases including West Nile virus and chikungunya, sold its early-stage dengue vaccine candidate to Merck & Co Inc in 2010. Always use as directed. Oil of lemon eucalyptus products should not be used on children under 3 years of age.
Stay and sleep in screened-in or air-conditioned rooms.
“Only about 20 to 25 per cent of people infected with the virus develop symptoms, which can include fever, headache, conjunctivitis or pink eye, rash and joint or muscle pain”. It’s spreading rapidly across central and South America.
“The issue with Zika is related to an association actually that has been discovered in Brazil, of pregnant women who get infected probably in their first trimester”, said Dr. Arruda.
“When the fever goes away, that person no longer has the virus in his or her blood, and for the mosquito to begin a new cycle it has to bite someone who has the virus”.
What countries are under travel alerts for Zika?
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is advising pregnant women to avoid travel in areas where Zika is active.
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The Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic were added to the list Tuesday.
