Dr. Mary DiOrio, medical director of the ODH added, “When travelers return home, they should follow CDC guidance to prevent sexual transmission of the virus, especially pregnant women or women or may become pregnant”.
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention lists about 50 countries that have active transmission of the zika virus. Researchers have said signs of microcephaly, a rare birth defect that can lead to severe developmental problems, may not appear until well into the second trimester.
The trap is created to collect only the specific type of mosquito a researcher wants to analyze and the company hopes it will help in the tracking of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
The biggest outbreak has been in Brazil, where we’ve seen the heartbreaking footage of more than one thousand babies born with microcephaly, a catastrophic birth defect that causes brain damage.
This digitally-colorized image shows particles of Zika virus, which is a member of the family Flaviviridae.
Requests for abortion increased significantly in Latin American countries where the governments issued warnings to pregnant women regarding Zika-related complications, though the researchers say that increase could be even larger in reality.
Since the Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemiologic alert for Zika in November 2015, orders for abortion pills have roughly doubled in Brazil, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Abigail Aiken, an assistant professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, looked at abortion requests in 19 Latin American countries through Women on Web (WoW), a nonprofit organization that provides access to abortion medications.
Sparks said that when traveling to countries with the Zika virus individuals should take care to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes.
Ten people in Dallas County have Zika, and 10 pregnant women have “possible infection” with the virus, health officials said Thursday.
The Zika virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes – both of which are found in SC. This declaration can grant political support to nations and aid them in making health decisions for infected pregnant women and their unborn children. Local officials are increasing mosquito assessment and control measures in the area to reduce the risk of local mosquitoes becoming infected by biting them and spreading the virus to others.
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Common symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, or conjunctivitis (red eyes).People can minimize their exposure to mosquitoes by wearing long-sleeved shirts and trousers, using bug repellant, avoiding peak feeding times at dusk and dawn, and draining standing water from their yards.
