How Zika Virus Is Spreading Across South And Central America

This BBC News article discusses the spreading Zika virus in Spain. Sources in Spain have broken the news that the first diagnosed case of a pregnant woman contracting the virus had occurred in the country of Spain. The article discusses how this case, as well as most other cases currently diagnosed in Spain, had been contracted outside of the country in regions where the virus is rampant. The article also talks about the widespread fear that the Zika virus is the cause of some birth defects, specifically underdeveloped brains in infants.

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The purpose of Lupton’s article is to collaboratively working with global health organizations to stop the spread of Zika virus by educating residents living in affected areas about the risk and complications of the virus and how to prevent women of reproductive age from getting infected. The author addresses that there are over 35 countries around the world, including Brazil, have been affected with Zika virus. The spreading of the virus has caused great concerns to un-infected neighbor countries about the increasing risk of the congenital abnormalities. One of the most important of the author’s point of views is that health care providers should educate their patients and/or people in the community with knowledge about potential dangerous

The same media statement displays a chaotic tone when it dispels the instability to the public as it states, “no single piece of evidence provides conclusive proof that Zika virus infection is a cause of microcephaly and other fetal brain defects. This statement is critically flawed in contradiction, and serves only to confuse the public even further, about the possibilities of Zika virus causing microcephaly. It is clear the media at times serves to confuse, and terrorize the public, and nobody is off limits in the fearmongering game, perpetuated by mainstream media.

“This study marks a turning point in the Zika outbreak. It is now clear that the virus causes microcephaly”( Tom Frieden). Microcephaly is an abnormal smallness of the head, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development. With the Olympics being held in Brazil, there is much cause to attention the potential disease being brought back to the U.S. by female athletes bringing an epidemic to carry havoc on the citizens of the United States. It can be spread very easily through mosquito bites of the yellow fever mosquito. From the mosquitoes, the virus does not cause many symptoms to its victims generating unknown awareness of the virus. “ Only one in five people who become infected with Zika virus will feel sick. Symptoms of Zika virus infection include fever, rash, pink eye, pains in joints, pain behind the eyes, headache, and muscle pains”( Levison, Matthew). The symptoms, if any, last 4-7 days in most cases. The Zika Virus is an easily spread disease with few symptoms.

There is no denying that the Zika Virus epidemic is more a threat to women than it is to men. While it has yet to be proven, there are already studies pointing to a possible link between the recent Zika outbreak and the increase of babies born with birth defects. Because of the concerns over the safety of women in the midst of the pandemic, the UN has since commented about the issue. According to the global governing agency, it is imperative that women are given access to information, support and treatment should they become pregnant and infected by the disease.

This article focuses on the outbreak of the Zika virus, which has recently begun spreading across the world with an emphasis on Latin American countries Brazil and Colombia. There are currently over 26,000 people who have been confirmed as infected with the virus in Colombia alone and this number is expected to rise dramatically to about 600,000 within the coming months considering the location and altitude of the countries and the frequency of their carrier mosquito. The virus has no vaccine yet; all prevention methods are focused on controlling the mosquitos spreading the disease by promoting proper sanitation regarding dirty water storage and accumulated trash. Among the people infected is 16-year-old Angie Paola Castro, one of 3,177 women

Jasmine Garsd, reporter for Npr.og, reports on abortion rights, but more specifically, vis-à-vis the Zika virus plaguing Latin America. She is especially interested in the United States’ role in providing or denying aid to countries such as Brazil, where the Zika virus has proved threatening to the general population. What complicates the situation further is that the Zika virus is particularly harmful to pregnant mothers and their unborn babies. In fact, the Zika virus has been linked to certain birth defects such as brain damage and small heads. Hence, the emergence of the Zika virus adds another dimension to the abortion debate.

February 1, 2016 the World Health announced a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern) that declared the Zika virus was a global health emergency. Brazil being the most affected country in the world right now has cases where pregnant women with the virus have given birth to children with smaller heads causing their brains to not develop correctly.The Zika virus is a flavivirus (Karimi) that is related to the common dengue virus and West Nile disease. A flavivirus is a group of RNA (a ribonucleic acid), that are mostly carried by mosquitoes, flies, fleas, etc. The virus carried causes severe human diseases, that are most commonly related to the Dengue and West Nile disease. The disease

How is the Zika virus affecting pregnant women in the United States? A report published Tuesday by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, provided evidence of the risk of birth defects increasing when women are infected in the first trimester. The hypothesis of the report indicated that one in 10 pregnant women with Zika virus in U.S. have babies with birth defects and that there was at least one pregnant woman with a suspected Zika virus infection in every state of the United States. The USZPR includes data of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. This study was in response to the recent outbreak of Zika virus cases worldwide and the concerns of birth defects linked to this virus. Babies infected with the Zika virus are born with small heads, known as microcephaly, a

This article gives information about the family of the Zika virus, in this case from the flaviviridae, and how the virus can get acquired by transfusion or sexual interaction. In addition, it gives a detail description of the virus history, which can be used to describe and provide complete information of the virus to the reader. The article also mentions, general information such as symptoms and treatment of the virus, which is similar to what other sources mentions. Nonetheless, the sources gives an understanding of the precautious that can be taken against the Zika, which translate to my paper and gave future prospective ideas and material to tackle one of my interest sub question. The sub question is how the virus has translate to STD,

Zika virus emerges in America and all over the world causing severe brain damage in newborn babies. Brazil is the most affected country. Specialists in Brazil and Dr. William Dobyns believe there is a definite link between brain birth defects and Zika infections in Brazil, even though it has not been yet established. Particularly, babies born with abnormally small heads and at least two standard deviations below the mean age and sex, have the condition called microcephaly. Most of the time, microcephaly is linked with factors like chromosomal abnormalities, malnutrition, and exposure to drugs during pregnancy. In the case of Brazil, Dr. Dobyns considers the outbreak of Zika to cause the worst case of the brain damage. As the result, Brazil’s

Emphasizing the importance of health is very beneficial for everyone because it could prevent many diseases and maintain a healthy habit. Zika infection has been spreading for the longest, but it came back and spread quickly in Latin America countries, Caribbean countries, and lastly United States. Over the past summer, there were many cases of Zika virus that had led to uncomplicated pregnancies with microcephaly, fever, rash, joint pain, red eyes, conjunctivitis, and much more. This virus is spread by mosquito bites so a person can be infected by the Zika Virus through a mosquito bite. Pregnant woman is susceptible to this virus because the unborn baby may be born with microcephaly meaning that the baby will have a small brain and an abnormal

The most recent outbreak of the Zika Virus through Latin America and the Caribbean, and its association with microcephaly in newborns has attracted significant attention from researchers and health specialists. In 2013 and 2015, large outbreaks of the virus were respectively reported in French Polynesia and Brazil. In 1947, The Zika virus was first identified in Uganda in Rhesus monkeys. It was then identified in humans in 1952 in some parts of Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania The virus, also known as ZIKV, is an arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family, and is closely related to dengue, yellow fever and Chikungunya viruses (Al-Qahtani et al., 2016.); an arbovirus refers to a group of viruses transmitted by arthropod vectors (MedicineNet.com, 2016). The Zika disease is caused by the Zika virus that is primarily transmitted through a bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Though the incubation period of Zika is not clear, it is estimated to be around 2-7 days after the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito (World Health Organization, 2016).

Until recently the Zika virus had only been found in Africa, South Asia, and Polynesia, but now the virus is being found in Central and South America (Lunau, "Zika: The New Global Health Terror”). This virus has been around since 1947 but the symptoms were mild and it was located in Africa, so research was pushed to the side and the virus was forgotten about (Lunau). In Brazil, mosquitoes have infected over four million people with Zika. This virus has rapidly evolved and pregnant women who have been bitten have given birth to babies with microcephaly – a birth defect that can result in serious developmental delays (Lanau). Since the virus was pushed to the side there are no tests and little information about Zika, which has caused mass confusion. Hotez the lead health expert on Ebola said that Zika is a pandemic on the upslope and while he was not worried about Ebola, he is very worried about Zika (Lunau). Since mosquitoes transmit the Zika virus there are no borders or restrictions that can stop the spread of Zika to multiple countries. The local governments response to this crisis is to kill the mosquitoes and to spread cautionary messages to women. This essay will discuss how the Zika epidemic intersects with the global issues of gender discrimination and environmental racism.