Thursday, June 15, 2017

Zika In America: One Mother’s Saga quoting : Kaiser Health News

She found out only later that 4 of every 5 people infected with the Zika virus show no signs of the disease. She'd seen the terrifying photos on the internet — infants in Brazil and in Puerto Rico whose skulls were misshapen, even collapsed, ravaged by the Zika virus that has engulfed Latin America. An early ultrasound of the baby's brain showed extensive calcium deposits, more signs of Zika damage, doctors said. So did the results of the MRI, which confirmed Aryanna had brain damage from the effects of the Zika infection, Rios said. That's why your baby has microcephaly,'" Rios recalled.



Zika In America: One Mother's Saga
Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 and is named after the Zika Forest in Uganda. It is also important to protect yourself if you travel outside of Florida to an area with Zika virus. In 1952, the first human cases of Zika were detected and since then, outbreaks of Zika have been reported in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Four sections of Miami-Dade —- Wynwood, Little River and two areas of Miami Beach —- were identified last year as Zika zones due to locally spread Zika. As of this year, the state has reported fifty travel related Zika cases, in comparison to the two hundred and eighty-four, some municipal and other travel related infections reported in 2016.

Zika In America One Mother s Saga

She found out only later that 4 of every 5 people infected with the Zika virus show no signs of the disease. She'd seen the terrifying photos on the internet — infants in Brazil and in Puerto Rico whose skulls were misshapen, even collapsed, ravaged by the Zika virus that has engulfed Latin America. Zika In America: One Mother's SagaZika In America: One Mother's SagaCan't see the audio player? An early ultrasound of the baby's brain showed extensive calcium deposits, more signs of Zika damage, doctors said. That's why your baby has microcephaly,'" Rios recalled.


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