How can Zika be contained? “The mosquito then transmits it to an uninfected person, passing the virus to them”.
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The Health and Human Services Commission of Texas announced that beginning August 9, it will cover the cost of mosquito repellent for females who are between the ages of 10 and 45 or pregnant and who are enrolled in Medicaid, CHIP or the Healthy Texas Women Program.
Active Zika outbreaks have been reported in at least 54 countries or territories, a lot of them in the Americas, according to the CDC.
The Zika virus is found in tropical locales with large mosquito populations. The virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys and was first identified in people in 1952 in Uganda and Tanzania, according to the WHO.
On Monday, Scott directed the Florida Department of Health, the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Board of Governors to partner together to provide critical Zika prevention guidance and resources to students, parents, educators and district leaders across the state.
Of the $26.2 million in emergency state funding authorized by Scott, $18.6 million has been allocated, including $5 million for the testing of pregnant women, $3.5 million for laboratories and $3.6 million for local mosquito control.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans are concerned about the virus spreading in the coming months, according to poll results released Thursday by Suffolk University in Boston.
Canada’s public health agency has recommended that women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant shouldn’t travel to areas with Zika outbreaks. Medical staff determined that she had symptoms of Zika.
For male travelers, even if they do not develop Zika symptoms, they are urged to avoid sex or use condoms for at least two months after their return from an affected area.
Burwell said she would transfer to the Zika efforts $34 million in NIH funds that had been designated to find treatments for other diseases, including cancer and diabetes.
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On July 29, Florida health officials confirmed four cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus-meaning the people got sick from mosquitoes in the USA, not while travelling outside the country. There is no evidence Zika can be transmitted to babies through breast milk. The domestic American cases include 22 believed to be the result of sexual transmission, one that was the result of laboratory exposure, as well as six new local cases. The long-term health consequences of Zika infection are unclear. Some believe once Zika makes its way to the Continental US both types of mosquitos will be capable of transmitting the virus, which would put the population of the north east United States at risk.
