Scientists Find Active Zika Virus In Urine, Saliva

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Spokesman Farhan Haq says Ban Ki-moon believes that “women must have a meaningful way of controlling their own decisions on whether and when and how to be pregnant”.

“Finally, Zika reminds us that over and over nature is a formidable enemy”, he said. “There will be continue to be many travelers with Zika coming back to the U.S and many could be pregnant”.

“It was known that the virus could be present in both urine and saliva”.

The virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, is primarily spread through mosquito bites, but investigators had been exploring the possibility it could be sexually transmitted.

In the coming months, as children are born to women who may have traveled to the affected Caribbean and South American regions early in their pregnancies, more cases of microcephaly will likely appear in other countries, he said. Hospitalization and death due to Zika are rare. Here are 6 symptoms of zika viral disease that everyone should know about.

So, the agency is advising men returning from Zika virus affected areas to use condoms, or abstain from sex with their pregnant partner through duration of her pregnancy.

The mosquito-borne virus has spread to at least 29 countries.

Zika virus is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes and for most people, it will only cause a mild illness.

– Based on reports of possible Zika transmission through sexual contact, CDC has suggested that pregnant women avoid sexual contact with men who have recently returned from areas with Zika transmission.

Now Brazilian officials are saying that pregnant women should think twice before giving a kiss – especially to strangers.

– Pregnant women should consider postponing travel to the areas where Zika virus transmission is ongoing. “People who live with pregnant women and have Zika symptoms must take extra responsibility”.

“This is not a generalized public health measure, for the love of God”, said Paulo Gadelha, president of the Fiocruz research institute.

The Zika virus was first discovered by researchers in Uganda’s Zika Forest in 1947 but its recent explosive spread through Brazil and French Polynesia has sparked the World Health Organisation to declare a public health emergency.

“At the peak of virus replication in the blood, virus can often be detected in other body fluids, but the levels of virus are often much lower and there is no obvious or efficient means for the virus to get from that bodily fluid into another person’s bloodstream”.