Outbreak: The Zika Virus

First isolated from a rhesus monkey in Uganda, the Zika virus (ZIK V) did not pose a serious global threat until recent outbreaks in 2007 on Yap Island in Micronesia and the current outbreak which began in 2013 in the French Polynesia. And, although the virus is transmitted via infected mosquitoes, studies indicate that the disease potentially can be transmitted sexually (Musso, D., Roche, C., Robin, E., Nhan, T., Teissier, A., and

A woman who is pregnant can transmit the Zika virus to her baby. Babies who have been infected with the virus can be born with microcephaly, a birth defect that impacts head size and brain development.

Base on the scientist Zika virus is a mosquito and is only worse in pregnant women or in infants. According to the research, there are so many ways that you can prevent yourself from zika virus either do not get pregnant in those countries that are infected or get an abortion if you have the virus and wait for a while until there is either a vaccine, or the virus is controllable. I have leaned Ebola virus in class, but it seems like Ebola virus is so much worse and serious that zika to me. Ebola killed men and women of all age, it also could spread faster, while the zika virus is too weak to kill a grown man or woman, it only gives them a fever or a rush, also it does not spread from man to man that is it.

“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.

The Zika Virus is a condition that initially started in Brazil and has now made its way around the world by transmission of mosquitos.The symtoms of Zika virus are typically last only a week or so and include fever, rash, and aching joints. Many adults contract the virus with no symptoms, which makes it easy to spread to their partners through sexual transmission and even onto their fetus if they are pregnant (Jin). Women began bearing children that were born with microcephaly, which is a condition that causes the head and brain to be smaller than normal. It is thought that the Zika virus starts to delay the growth of the skull from the beginning of fetal development (Teixeira). Serology tests are used to detect the virus in the mother, and

It spreads to humans primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito species (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus). Symptoms of this virus is either mild or do not have any symptoms at all. If it does show any symptoms, then it lasts up to a week. If pregnant women are infected with Zika virus then it can result in birth defects called microcephaly and even other severe brain defects.

Kyle Walker When an ice cube is put in two different solutions, one being fresh water and the other being salt water which one will the ice melt in the fastest? When ice comes into contact with salt the ice usually melts. The ice usually melts because of the salt transferring to the water a process known as melting. Adding salt to the solution will slow down the process of the ice melting by disrupting the balance of equilibrium.

April 2015, small but deadly outbreaks began in Brazil, South America. Hundreds of Brazilian women infected by the Zika virus, endanger their unborn children to develop a form of brain damage called, Microcephaly. In the early months of 2016, South America’s CDCP (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) announced the Zika virus has taken full effect, and called for a state of emergency. Researchers today, study the effects of the Zika virus, where it comes/evolved from, and if there is a cure.

A healthy patient may experience flu-like symptoms, but it is not fatal and symptoms generally subside within one week. However, the virus can be extremely dangerous to pregnant women and the development of her unborn child. Currently, there are two theories on the transmission of Zika from mother to baby during pregnancy. “The first is transplacental transmission. This theory proposes that virus is transferred directly from the mother to the fetus via the placenta. Once infected, the fetus suffers neural damage as a direct result of the virus. The other theory is one of placental inflammation, which proposes that maternal viral infection creates a placental inflammatory response. This response in turn results in fetal neural damage” (Hamel, 2016). The Zika virus during pregnancy is known to cause many birth defects such as hearing loss, eye

The history of the Zika Virus went all the way back to 1947 in Africa. Zika is a virus transmitted by an Aedes mosquito; which also . Now, the Lugandian word ‘zika’ is defined as overgrown. It all started when these scientist who initially were researching yellow fever by putting a pyrexial rhesus monkey in a cage , and isolated it in the Zika Forest. As the monkey was in the forest, it later progressed in a fever. The scientist who were conducting the research, stated that this is the Zika Virus, in 1952. The illness got it name from the place of isolation; in the Zika Forest. They claimed that the infection was found very rare in Africa and South America at the time, most of the causes

Zika is a new virus that affects affects pregnant women and mainly the babies. the virus comes from a mosquito in Brazil. The mosquito causes the brain and the head of the baby to be smaller the a normal sized head. If the mosquito bites a male it will only cause bloodshot eyes, rashes, pain in the joints, and headaches. The symptoms only last for a week.

Disease is a very scary thing. It causes death and destruction from the inside, influencing changes and affecting people. A new contagious disease has arisen in south america, and it could potentially affect the human race. Scientists are struggling and rushing to find the cure. Despite not being lethal, this new threatening Zika virus could really make some big changes.

The virus did not become fatal until a few years ago. The common symptoms of Zika in adults are fever, rash, joint pain and a headache but some adults affected show no symptoms at all. The infected person usually is sick for up to a week. In February of 2016 the center for CDC has now three counts of Zika being a sexually transmitted disease in the USA. The CDC have newly founded that Zika stays in the man’s sperm for up to ten weeks with no symptoms.

Throughout the Caribbean, Central, and South America there has been health crisis that’s has been affecting the youngest generation of these developing countries. Thousands of babies have been born with a birth defect known as microencephaly. This birth defect can cause horrible problems such as seizures, mental retardation, developmental delays, short stature and difficulties with coordination and balance. (Centers for Disease Control 2017) This birth defect often leads to having to provide life-term medical care and it was determined to be caused by the mother acquiring a mosquito-borne infection with the Zika virus. So, what is this Zika virus and how can

According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, “About 80 percent of people who are infected with Zika virus may not have any symptoms. Illness may develop in 20 percent of infected people within 3 to 7 days after a bite from an infected mosquito. Common symptoms of Zika virus infection include fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis (red eyes), muscle pain or headache. Severe symptoms and fatalities are uncommon” (“Zika Virus”). The author reports that not everyone with the virus will become sick, and some might never show symptoms. This is important because there is no clear way to be certain that you are not infected. The uncertainty of Zika is partly why it has become such a problem. If someone is unaware they have the disease, they could easily pass it on to others.