Reports of Zika virus disease so far have been confined to Mexico’s southern states, and February temperatures in Juárez are too cold for mosquitoes, he said.
“Nassau County residents are urged to heed the CDC’s travel alert, warning pregnant women to avoid travel to the 24 countries where the Zika virus is spreading and causing birth defects”, Mangano said.
“The mosquito responsible for transmission in areas of Latin America and the Caribbean is aedis aegypti which is a mosquito species that we do not see here”.
They found that women who used tanning beds as teens and during their 20s have up to six times increased risk for the deadly skin cancer compared with their counterparts who did not tan indoors.
The study, which took data from 30 years of research, found that breastfeeding has beneficial effects in baby development and can even provide some huge benefits with the mother’s health as well, preventing cancer and potentially saving lives.
Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said, “Because Zika virus is primarily transmitted by infected mosquitos, there is very limited chance of local transmission in NY during the winter”.
The director of the FDA’s Office of Antimicrobial Products – Edward Cox – said the approval of Zepatier “provides another oral treatment option for patients with genotypes 1 and 4 HCV infections without requiring use of interferon”.