Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) travel alerts for destinations where Zika is spreading will now include recommendations specific to travel at elevations above and below 6,500 feet (2,000 meters).
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“However, if you are pregnant or are considering becoming pregnant around the time you will be traveling to parts of the world where Zika virus is occurring, you should consider postponing trips to those areas at this time”. Health officials say new funding is needed. Women who are trying to become pregnant should talk to their doctors about the risk of Zika virus infection before traveling.
“The health authority used to isolate patients in holiday villages in previous outbreaks, but this is not helpful in containing Zika as the villages have more mosquitoes”, Ho said.
Latin America is far away from Malaysia, but the virus might be able to jump the geographic barrier given a chance.
The virus is linked to the birth defect microcephaly, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development and abnormal smallness of the head. If a pregnant woman is concerned that her male partner may have or had Zika virus infection, she should talk to her health care provider.
NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly 200 cases of Zika infection have been reported in the US – all traced to travel overseas.
“The more we learn, the worse things seem to get”, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, scientific director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in a conference call with reporters Thursday.
Health officials confirmed on Friday the first case of the Zika virus in Forsyth County.
According to the CDC, the kind of mosquito likely to carry Zika virus is rare above 6,500 feet.
Last month, IN health officials confirmed the state’s first case of Zika, found IN a person who had recently returned from a trip to Haiti.
Yet, mosquitoes in OH can be carriers of other risky diseases like West Nile Virus and Encephalitis. And those that do usually develop mild symptoms – fever, rash, joint pain, and red eyes. “There is no vaccine available for Zika virus”.
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It’s believed that Zika can be transmitted through sexual contact or through blood.
