Zika And Children: What Parents Need To Know

“We’ve got to continue to educate people to get rid of standing water everywhere – low bowls, cups, it doesn’t matter”, said Charles Broschart, Community Environmental Health Division manager for Franklin County Public Health.

By now we know that Zika is unsafe for pregnant women and their future babies. Nine people who weren’t pregnant have been confirmed to have Zika in Dallas County, and their viruses have since cleared up.

Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center is well prepared to deal with any situation involving the virus, said Cathy Albritton, director of marketing and communications.

The most serious outcome of a zika infection involves pregnant woman.

“There might be an odd case here or there but they’re not having an actual outbreak”, she said. Brazil is facing an outbreak of the disease. All of these diseases can produce high fever, joint pain, skin rashes and headaches a few weeks after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Recent evidence reveals that Zika can cause microcephaly and other fetal birth defects in infants born to women who are infected during pregnancy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization say the best way to protect against any of these infections is to avoid mosquito bites with repellent, by covering up and by staying inside air-conditioned spaces.

He warned that more than 1 million pregnancies could be at risk of Zika exposure in U.S. Gulf Coast states. Rodriguez, a native Puerto Rican, will voice a radio commercial in Spanish set to air across Puerto Rico, highlighting the importance of condom use in combatting the spread of Zika. Doctors have also connected Zika to miscarriage and stillbirth, as well as eye defects, hearing problems, reduced growth rates and brain development delays in newborns.

While the mosquitoes that carry the virus have not been detected in Stanislaus County, health officials said all residents should take steps to prevent mosquito bites.

Not only that, but adding mosquito spit turned a normally harmless strain of Semliki Forest virus into a lethal infection that killed numerous mice. The patient was not hospitalized and has recovered, the release said.

But instead of helping, some of the immune cells get infected and replicate the virus, according to the study.

There’s no need to worry about the chemicals being unhealthy – Ramsey said bug sprays sold at retail stores are safe for pregnant women to use. At the same time, it is now recommended that men who have shown Zika symptoms are advised to “wait six months before trying to conceive with their partners”.