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What You Need To Know About Zika Virus At Every Stage Of Life
What You Need To Know About Zika Virus At Every Stage Of Life
See the CDC's map below (last updated in October), and check back regularly for the agency's latest travel updates :The guidelines got murkier last week when the CDC expanded its travel recommendations to include 11 countries in Southeast Asia .This advisory was less urgent, since a significant portion of Southeast Asia residents likely have Zika immunity from past exposure.Practically speaking, however, for pregnant women, the advice for traveling to Southeast Asia is similar to traveling to Latin America.
coupled with healthday
Scientists Map DNA of Zika Virus From Semen
Scientists Map DNA of Zika Virus From Semen
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The first complete genetic "blueprint" -- genome -- of a sample of Zika virus derived from semen has been obtained by researchers.The mosquito-borne Zika virus typically results in a mild, transient illness, but can be especially harmful if contracted during pregnancy.That's because maternal infection has been tied to a severe birth defect called microcephaly, where babies are born with too-small heads and brains.
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Zika Virus Transmission Found In A Second Area Of Miami : The Two-Way : NPR
Zika Virus Transmission Found In A Second Area Of Miami : The Two-Way : NPR
Zika Virus Transmission Found In A Second Area Of MiamiFlorida officials say there's a new area in Miami where Zika has been transmitted locally.Health officials have identified two women and three men who appear to have contracted Zika within an area that includes Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood.Officials say three live in the area; two others work there or have visited.
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Zika Virus 6 Months Later
Zika Virus 6 Months Later
On January 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised pregnant women not to travel to areas where the Zika virus was spreading.Six months later, more than 60 countries or territories have reported new local transmission of Zika.By August 4, 2016, nearly 1700 cases of travel-associated Zika infection, including 479 in pregnant women, had been reported in the continental United States; Puerto Rico is experiencing rapid and extensive spread of the epidemic.1 Florida has documented 5 symptomatic and 8 asymptomatic locally acquired Zika infections in a 6-block area north of downtown Miami.
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