However, Arruda added, “this virus may cause serious complications in babies carried by an infected mother during pregnancy”. The woman is in her 50s or 60s.
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Another case of the Zika virus has been confirmed in the Houston area.
In Brazil, the Zika virus has been linked to cases of microcephaly, or abnormally small heads in newborns.
The Zika virus is now being locally transmitted in Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Suriname, Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Venezuela, says the CDC.
“We encourage women who travel to one of the affected countries to immediately seek medical care if they are pregnant or planning to become pregnant and have any signs or symptoms of the virus”.
Five people infected with the Zika virus have returned to mainland France since the beginning of the year, the country’s Ministry of Health informs.
To date, no Zika virus cases have been identified in SC.
Symptoms include flu-like aches, joint pain, rashes, itching, and inflammation of the eyes, headaches but not everyone has symptoms, according to government guidance on the virus.
“In this response, this team is actually much larger and is in many ways the focal point of the activities”, Tracee Treadwell, who is helping to lead the CDC’s Zika response, said in an interview.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says the fact that the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be held in August – during Brazil’s winter – could limit difficulties caused by the outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Marcos Espinal, WHO’s director of infectious diseases in the Americas region, said Brazil is conducting studies to determine if there is scientific evidence that Zika virus causes birth defects and neurological problems. “More research is still needed on transmission and effects of this disease”.
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While health officials say most people exposed to the virus suffer only mild symptoms, the risk is far greater for pregnant women.
Protect yourself from mosquito bites at all times, as the virus is transmitted by a mosquito that can bite in daylight and evening hours.
Pregnant woman have been urged to reconsider travelling to the affected countries.
In the United States, if there’s concern that a pregnant woman may have been infected by Zika while traveling overseas, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is recommending ultrasound exams every three to four weeks to evaluate the fetus. You can also buy permethrin-treated clothing, shoes and camping gear.
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She Brazil will lose the war against the insect unless all of society mobilizes to eliminate the pools of stagnant water that serve as the mosquito’s breeding grounds.
