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Zika Funding Delay Hurt America's Effort to Fight the Virus
Zika Funding Delay Hurt America's Effort to Fight the Virus
Top U.S. health officials said on Monday the long delay in getting Congress to approve funding to fight the Zika virus came at a heavy cost in dealing with what they called a serious public health threat.They said the $1.1 billion in newly approved funding for Zika would be used to expand mosquito control programs, accelerate vaccine development and begin important studies of its effect on babies and children born to mothers infected during pregnancy.See also: The Government Just Issued Two Big Zika Warnings for Men and WomenPresident Barack Obama in February requested $1.9 billion in emergency Zika funding.
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Zika Virus update
Zika Virus update
Zika Case Count: As of September 28, there were more than 25,600 confirmed cases of Zika virus in U.S. States and Territories.3,625 confirmed cases of Zika in U.S. States and District of Columbia.confirmed cases of Zika in U.S. States and District of Columbia.
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Zika Virus Transmission Via Sweat And Tears? It May Be Possible, Warn Experts
Zika Virus Transmission Via Sweat And Tears? It May Be Possible, Warn Experts
Ticked Off!Here's What You Need To Know About Lyme DiseaseAdvertisementZika virus could be transmitted when a healthy person comes into contact with an infected person's sweat or tears, suggests a recent report that establishes a very slight possibility of such a transmission.Zika virus was previously known to be transmitted through four different routes, first by being bitten by Zika-virus transmitting mosquitoes, having sexual contact with an infected person, from an infected mother to fetus and on coming in contact with the blood of an infected person.
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Mystery Zika Case Solved: Virus Spread By Physical Contact
Mystery Zika Case Solved: Virus Spread By Physical Contact
More share buttons Share with your friends Submit Share on PinterestUTAH, United States, Monday October 3, 2016 – The mystery Zika case in the US state of Utah has been solved, and the answer, as with so many revelations about Zika, is something never before seen with this virus.Someone seems to have gotten Zika through only casual physical contact with an infected person—the first such case that's been documented.In July, after a 73-year-old patient who'd contracted Zika while traveling to Mexico died (a rare occurrence in itself), a second person came down with the virus.
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