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Tears, sweat from dying father may have infected Utah man with Zika virus

Tears, sweat from dying father may have infected Utah man with Zika virus

A Utah man who mysteriously contracted Zika from his father may have been infected by touching his dad's tears or sweat with his bare hands, according to new research.The study suggests the unusual transmission may be linked to the fact that the man's dying father carried 100,000 times the normal level of the virus.The research, by University of Utah scientists, was published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.


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Congress acts to fight Zika virus after eight months, Murray condemns delay

Congress acts to fight Zika virus after eight months, Murray condemns delay

Congress acts to fight Zika virus after eight months, Murray condemns delayPhoto: James Gathany/AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In this photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ), a feeding female Anopheles stephensi mosquito consumes a blood meal through its sharp, needle-like labrum.Mosquitoes have been a prime source of the Zika virus.Congress has finally put up money to combat Zika.


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Zika virus develops in vagina: new research

Zika virus develops in vagina: new research

The latest research on the Zika virus has suggested that the virus can hide in vaginal tissue and the bloodstream of infected infants much longer than anyone expected, with dangerous consequences.In most people, Zika stays in the blood for over seven days and then resolves.It can last a bit longer in urine and saliva, but even that goes away after a couple of weeks, leaving antibody testing of the blood as the only way to determine whether you've had the virus, CNN reported.

Congress acts to fight Zika virus after eight months, Murray condemns delay