“The Zika virus once again shows that the defense of the nation doesn’t only rely on the Department of Defense”. “I advise all Nigerians, particularly pregnant women, to avoid travelling to countries infected by this virus in these periods”.
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“We have returning travelers who have tested positive for Zika”, Gupta said. “Now if a woman travels down there and she gets pregnant while she’s there, she may have the same kind of effects in her pregnancy that she didn’t know she was going to have”.
His agency last month found the Zika virus in the brain tissue of two dead newborns from Brazil and in placentas from two miscarriages.
The Aedes mosquito bites an infected person and then carries the virus to another person it bites.
“Yolo County residents traveling to Central or South America or the Caribbean, where Zika is present, should take precautions against mosquitoes”, said Yolo County Health Officer Ron Chapman, MD, MPH.
Health officials advised Brazilians to inspect their properties at least once a week, according to the Guardian.
There is now no vaccine against Zika, but you can take steps to minimize the chances of getting the virus.
He said the center has assessed risks of imported case of Zika virus in all prefectures and cities in the province, which borders Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.
The Obama administration has asked Congress for $1.8 billion in emergency funding to fight Zika at home and overseas, including mosquito eradication, study of the microcephaly link and developing a vaccine. In California, the species has already been found in Orange County and is spreading to other parts of the state, taking advantage of unusually wet conditions caused by the El Niño weather pattern, which has brought rain to much of the drought-stricken state.
Brazil is considered by some as ground zero in the battle against the disease.
Castro said doctors had been perplexed by the death, which occurred before the Zika outbreak had been discovered and was originally classified as a result of pneumonia. The Department is maintaining situational awareness and facilitating testing of individuals who have traveled to areas with ongoing Zika transmission – with an emphasis on pregnant women.
There is deep concern for pregnant women because Zika virus may linked to a rare, but potentially devastating birth defects.
“First and foremost, we want to make sure our athletes have accurate information because they’re concerned”, Blackmun said.
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Zika is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, but human-to-human transmission has also been reported. Remember, only 20% people who contract the virus will even develop any symptoms, and those who do will experience only mild and short-lived discomfort.
