Mosquitoes which are native to some areas of the US may become infected with the Zika virus, along with the threat from travelers returning from affected areas.
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So far there have been two confirmed cases of Zika virus infection reported in a Missouri residents who travelled to other countries. Hurst says nurses are often on the front line of education and they need to ask key questions. That patient is between 60 and 69 years old and traveled to a Zika-affected area and had onset of illness on the day the patient returned in March. Clean your gutters and look at your (window) screens to make sure there are no holes in them.”There is no charge to attend Hale’s lecture”. Has your husband or boyfriend recently been to an area with Zika?
If it lives long enough, the mosquito can then infect people from whom it takes a blood meal, starting a vicious cycle. It also can be tough to know if someone has contracted Zika, because some infected people do not show any symptoms. Since the current outbreak, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of babies born with microcephaly in Zika-affected countries, with 4,700 reported cases since October 2015 in Brazil alone. Five of the Florida patients are pregnant women. “A mosquito can lay her eggs in something as small as a plastic coke bottle top, so tossing these types of items into the trash could help prevent you or someone else from suffering a mosquito bite”. “So wear long sleeves, avoid the standing water where mosquitoes congregate and use an EPA registered insect repellent”, Werner said.
Hurst collaborated with a Purdue University nursing professor and a health scientist from the CDC on developing the webinar for the American Nurses Association.
While the government is funding millions of dollars towards finding a cure and vaccination, money is limited, and unfortunately there’s most likely little time before the next outbreak occurs and talks shift once again. The ANA produced the webinar in partnership with four other health organizations. Typically, symptoms are mild and include fever, rash, joint soreness and/or redness of eyes.
Senator Bill Nelson is filing legislation that would provide the $1.9 billion that President Obama says is needed to fight the spread of the Zika virus.
There is not now a vaccine for Zika virus.
The CDC is warning employers to protect their employees from the Zika virus. You can have a little cap off a bottle and it can hold 300 eggs.
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In its statement, the department said there is now no risk of the virus spreading or circulating throughout San Francisco, Bay Area, or California in general.
