India gears up to face Zika virus

The Zika virus has spread to our backyard as one Minnesota woman has been diagnosed with the disease.

During the colder months, they’re not spraying and say they haven’t seen many mosquitoes with any kind of disease, but discourage people from keeping stagnant water around homes. “Pregnant women are strongly encouraged to consider postponing travel to Zika-affected countries while pregnant”.

Meanwhile, the French health ministry said on Friday that five people who were infected with the Zika virus while travelling overseas have returned to France since the beginning of 2015.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for calm over the panic of the Zika virus in Pakistan and said that there is no such threat to the country at the moment. The virus is spread by biting mosquitoes.

The Zika virus has made its way to Georgia and now the Coastal Health District is issuing a warning to keep everyone safe.

The south Dakota state epidemiologist Dr. Lon Kightlinger, says if do plan on going to the tropics, Use mosquito repellent.

The zika virus – a virus contracted by mosquito bites – can cause birth defects in pregnant women.

The government expects more than 600,000 people to become infected with the Zika virus in Colombia this year, and projects some 500 cases of microcephaly.

Taylor said the agency is looking into a possible role in the project.

“Fever, joint aches and pains, rash and red eyes (are symptoms)”, Dr. Barnes said.

Asked about the risks for those traveling to Brazil for the summer Olympics, Fauci said aggressively controlling mosquitoes there “is probably the best way”.

There are two potential Zika vaccines in development, but no commercially available vaccine or cure is available at the moment.

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.