And no unprotected sex for six months after recovering from a Zika infection.
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But Schaffner questioned whether either will lead to widespread transmission of Zika.
The virus is thought to remain in an infected person’s blood for a week or less.
So what exactly does a public health emergency mean?
But if those people are bitten by a mosquito the virus can spread to the insect but it’s unclear if other animals host the virus.
The virus, which results in a form of microcephaly, results in babies being born with underdeveloped and smaller brains.
A Brazilian health workers union has called off a strike because it could affect the country’s battle against the fast-spreading Zika virus.
A Brazilian health official on Friday warned pregnant women to think twice before giving a kiss as concern grows over the Zika virus suspected of a link to birth defects, and the United Nations office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said women in countries hit by the Zika virus should have access to birth control methods, dropping laws against abortion in some cases.
In the Texas case, a person in Dallas became infected with Zika after having sex with another person who had traveled in Venezuela, where the virus is circulating. In most people, it causes mild or no symptoms.
Although Florida’s current nine Zika cases were travel-related, we have to ensure Florida is prepared and stays ahead of the spread of the Zika virus in our state.
Meanwhile in Geneva, spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said the OHCHR was asking governments in Zika-affected countries in Latin and South America to repeal any policies that break with worldwide standards and restrict access to sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion.
Scientists at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, a public health institute, said they used genetic testing to identify the virus in samples from two patients while they had symptoms and were known to have Zika, the mosquito-borne viral infection that has sparked a global health scare. It’s more unusual for flights in the U.S.to do so.
Scott has directed state officials to pay special attention to mosquito control in the affected counties.
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“We don’t know whether it can move from a woman to a man. We assume also that if a man can transmit it to a woman, that a man could also transmit it to another man”, Schaffner said. Scott extended his order to a fifth county on Thursday.
