Zika Cases In Florida Close To 1200

Popular areas in the southern part of the seaside tourist destination, however, remain in a designated zone of active Zika transmission.

A lot of the discussion about Zika has focused on microcephaly, and while that is certainly important, we found that the virus causes additional devastating damages to the developing brain.

Officials say pregnancy registries in Puerto Rico, where Zika continues to spread rapidly, and on the US mainland are tracking pregnant women with any evidence of Zika.

The study, published on Tuesday in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly report on death and disease, was done by teams in Recife and Fortaleza in northeastern Brazil.

Investigators are working to determine what proportion of Zika-infected women have babies with birth defects, and how the risk varies based on when during the pregnancy the infection occurred.

While spread mostly by mosquitoes, Zika can also be sexually transmitted.

While people may not necessarily need to cancel travel plans or panic, they should still take precautions to avoid contracting the virus, Wainberg said by email.

For pregnant women who test positive for the virus, the hospital’s doctors provide counselling and send them to obstetrics hospitals for monitoring and treatment.

The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday confirmed that there are now two cases of pregnant women with Zika virus all over the country.

Everyone can agree that 2016 has been a very hard year, but as it comes to an end so do numerous things that made it so, like the elections and the worldwide public health threat caused by the Zika virus. Does infection with related viruses offer any protection against infection?

Unnasch says Zika is one more in a long list of ongoing public health issues. People in affected areas are encouraged to wear mosquito repellent, wear clothes that cover the skin and to use barrier protection during sex. Individuals should wear long-sleeved shirts, long trousers, socks and shoes when outdoors.

Stay in places with air conditioning and window and door screens to keep mosquitoes outside.

Although most Zika-infected adults experience only mild symptoms such as fever and rash, some have developed Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare disorder involving severe muscle weakness. Zika will be put in a class together with other diseases like dengue.

And it’s one more unpleasant surprise from the Zika virus, once thought unremarkable and now showing it can wreak havoc in ways never seen before.

According to the United Nations (UN), despite lifting the nine-month old declaration of the Zika virus, it still remains a significant and enduring public health challenge.