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Although the correlation between the Zika virus and microcephaly have not been confirmed, the increase in cases of microcephaly in Brazil has led many to argue that women should have the right to choose not to take the risk of giving birth.
If a pregnant woman is ill with Zika-like symptoms and has come back from one of the affected countries, then the testing would be arranged by their doctor in consultation with the province’s medical micro-biologist and infectious disease specialist, said Morrison.
The World Health Organisation says it will be at least 18 months before a vaccine is developed. For example, he declared that Brazil was “losing ugly” in the fight against the mosquito, and urged women to pick up Zika before getting pregnant to develop immunity against the virus.
WMU’s Haenicke Institute for Global Education is hosting the discussion to shed light on what the Zika virus is, what countries are affected, whether the virus can spread to the United States and what the global implications of the current outbreak are.
Experts say the expect the number to keep rising.
None of the confirmed Zika cases in Florida has been reported to involve pregnant women, according to the Florida Department of Health. “Brazil and Colombia are conducting case studies that will tell us a lot about this question”, Espinal said.
For further enquiries on the Zika virus, the public can contact the ministry’s Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre at 03-88810700.
Marisa Lengor Kwaning, a health policy analyst, claims that the news coverage has blown the Zika virus correlation to microcephaly out of proportion.
Brazil is investigating the potential link between Zika infections and more than 4,300 suspected cases of microcephaly.
The unidentified Maryland patient recently traveled to Central America where the virus is prevalent, along with parts of South America.
There have also been individual cases in Asian and African countries, although there is no direct evidence to show that those cases were indigenous.
Guillain-Barre syndrome is also a rare condition wherein the body’s immune system attacks the nerves.
There is not an outright travel ban in place, and this puts women in a grey area regarding insurance.
Rio de Janeiro will host the Summer Olympics August 5 to 21, drawing athletes and spectators from around the world. And that is the microcephaly and the birth defects.
Officials say two American women who contracted Zika overseas suffered miscarriages. “Now in the department, we have had 30 cases in the last month-and-a-half”, said Dr Jaime Lizarazo, a neurologist.
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“When that vaccine will be proven safe and effective is something we can’t predict”, Fauci said. “These tests have not already been validated, and this is a very important step”, Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director general for health systems and innovation with the WHO said at a news conference in Geneva. In all three cases the Zika virus was found in the placenta.
