Rockland County Confirms Case Of Zika Virus

Fauci also said, “When you find a virus or fingerprints of a virus in a body secretion, it absolutely does not mean that it is transmitted that way”.

Head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci said, “I think we need to be careful that don’t we jump to any conclusions about transmissibility”, NPR reported.

The virus is thought to remain in an infected person’s blood for a week or less.

The CDC says couples who are considering using condoms or abstaining from sex out of precaution should consider a few factors, including the fact that the virus is usually mild and when symptoms occur they can last several days to about a week.

The potential risk of transmission through bodily fluids was highlighted in the U.S. where the Centers for Disease Control believe a case was spread through sex.

The World Health Organization has declared that Zika virus is a public health emergency.

The discovery adds to concern that Zika, which is predominantly spread by the Aedis aegypti mosquito, could also be transmitted by other means, particularly sex.

The virus causes a greater impact on expectant mothers and women who want to get pregnant.

“We have established here at the State Department a Zika coordination team and a broader working group to ensure a robust and coordinated department response”, Kirby stated on Friday.

According to Fisc, pregnant women should avoid crowds and should not share glasses and any other tools which have contact with the mouth.

To date, the mosquito-borne virus has spread to more than 20 countries in the Americas. Brazil has been hardest hit by Zika with over 4,000 cases of infants with severe birth defects which could be linked to the virus. We advise people travelling to affected areas to reduce the risk of themselves being bitten by wearing mosquito repellent, long sleeves and pants.

Fiocruz, as the foundation is informally known, made the discovery after analyzing samples from two patients and carrying out a partial genome sequencing of the virus, said Paulo Gadelha, president of the foundation.