The greatest risk for birth defects is if a woman is infected during her first trimester of pregnancy. Even without an obvious birth defect, Zika can cause brain malformations and lifelong neurological issues, so the CDC recommends possible Zika babies to get brain scans to look for those issues. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Centers for Disease Control released new information Tuesday showing the impact of the Zika virus last year — offering advice on what to do before the insects start biting this year. But completely eradicating mosquitoes is impossible, and the vast majority of Zika cases in the U.S. were in women who had traveled to tropical countries with known Zika outbreaks. It's those birth defects that has the acting director of the CDC especially concerned.
Zika Virus Cases Now Confirmed in all 50 States
As of March 29, there were 5,182 laboratory confirmed Zika virus cases in the 50 states and District of Columbia. As of March 29, there were 38,303 laboratory confirmed Zika virus cases in U.S. Most Americans had assumed the only Zika virus hot zone in the U.S. was an area around Miami, Florida. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there have been 43,485 laboratory confirmed cases of the Zika virus in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and U.S. The CDC disclosed for the first time that there is a new elevated risk factor for pandemic Zika virus transmission is due to 363 individuals confirmed to be infected with Zika virus, are known to have donated to U.S. public blood banks.collected by :Sandra Alex
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