Second Zika Virus Case Confirmed in Harris County

The CDC recommends that women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant postpone travel to any area in which the virus is being transmitted.

The Zika virus has made its way to Georgia and now the Coastal Health District is issuing a warning to keep everyone safe. The concern is that it is spreading so fast across the world that 3 to 4 million people could be infected across the world by next year.

Separately, a Florida Department of Health spokesperson said three travel-associated cases of Zika virus in Florida: Two in Miami-Dade County residents who traveled to Colombia, and one Hillsborough County resident who traveled to Venezuela.

The disease is like malaria, and West Nile virus: it is only transmitted via mosquito bites, and in the case of the Zika virus, the type of mosquito that transmits it does not live in Canada.

Zika virus was first isolated from a monkey in the Zika forest in Uganda in 1947. The federal government also will fund increased production of bug repellent, distributing it to lower-income women who are at risk of contracting the virus that’s suspected of causing birth defects.

Travelers at Sky Harbor Airport planning trips to countries where the Zika virus has been reported are anxious about the growing number of cases. The virus is said to be carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

There are so far no reported cases of microcephaly or deaths from the virus in Colombia. “More research is still needed on transmission and effects of this disease”.

Although research is still underway, significant evidence in Brazil shows a link between Zika infections and rising cases of microcephaly, a neurological disorder in which infants are born with smaller craniums and brains.

The Zika virus causes a mosquito-borne illness that includes a rash, fever and joint pain, and the flu-like symptoms generally last about a week, but the virus isn’t life-threatening, according to the CDC.

Ms Mani said the ministry was aware of peer reviewed articles from Brazil regarding Zika-associated/induced microcephaly.