Babies’ eye damage and Zika? Brazil study suggests a link

Tests are being conducted from Alabama resident specimens with a travel history to areas where Zika virus outbreaks are ongoing.

In 2014, though, the virus began to spread from one region to another at an alarming pace till it hit South America, where it has now reached pandemic Levels, especially in Brazil. “We should quickly approve these funds, which will give our communities, states, and health professionals at home and around the world the resources needed to address Zika”.

A student at Lehigh University in Bethlehem has recovered from the mosquito-borne Zika virus after traveling overseas, the school said today.

The Alabama Department of Public Health has reported the first confirmed travel-related case of the Zika virus in Alabama.

Pregnant women in Brazil and elsewhere are increasingly anxious about the possible link between the Zika virus and birth defects including the severe condition known as microcephaly. According to the CDC, “Zika virus usually remains in the blood of an infected person for about a week”. It has made headlines because of an apparent spike in cases in Brazil where Zika infections are rampant.

Rattay said officials are examining two cases outside of DE of men who passed the virus on to their female partners. The virus has since spread throughout much of the Caribbean, Central America and South America. That mosquito is limited to the deep southern US states, she said.

“Unless mitigated, climate change is likely to bring the spread of new emergent infectious diseases like Zika virus”, Nick Watts, who leads a commission on health and climate change for the medical journal The Lancet, said during the call. Another type of mosquito found in OH may potentially transmit Zika virus, although it has not yet been implicated in the transmission of human cases.

No mosquitoes carrying the virus have been detected in the county yet. Zika virus symptoms include fever, joint pain, rash, muscle pain, headache, and conjunctivitis (red eyes).

Pregnant women or women trying to become pregnant who do travel to one of these areas should talk to their doctor or other healthcare provider first and strictly follow steps to avoid mosquito bites during the trip.

Another Queensland woman in her 20s and her child have both tested positive to the virus after returning from El Salvador late previous year.

In addition to using insect repellents, Consumer Reports also recommends wearing long-sleeved shirts and long trousers when outdoors.