Zika In Brazil

Most nations are incapable and unqualified to host such a spectacle as the Olympic games. Every country and their presidents strive to mask their weaknesses and show their strength as an international power. The reasons why these peevish nations are bidding to host the Olympics are expressed through their belief and want to announce their arrival to the world stage. What they do not realize is the time and effort required into hosting such a demanding event. For example, in Rio Olympics Cause ‘Real Problems’ In Brazil, Mario Tama writes, “the popular leftist government that presided over its boom years, began to unravel, as if on cue for the big events”(Fortune International). Obviously, Brazil did not have the economic and political strength to survive hosting both the World Cup and Olympic games within two years of each other. It is imperative for the Olympic Games Board of Directors to perform better when deliberating between their choices of hosts. Most countries end of biting more than they can chew regardless of their economic

Zika virus is a disease cause by the Aedes species. Not only is it affecting people in Brazil, it is also going to affect the people going to the Olympics this summer. But Zika might not be what they think it is… Because the Zika virus in Brazil is spreading so quickly, it is causing people to react to it drastically. Since some people think Zika is dangerous, they are more hesitant in making their choices.

In the August 8th and 15th issue of the New Yorker, Mark Ulriksen vividly outlines the conflict that the 2016 Olympics faced in Rio de Janeiro. Typically, a track star in the

When a country is selected to host the Olympics, they prepare years in advance for the games. Many times new stadiums, housing complexes, and training facilities are built yet the games will only last a few weeks. Billions of dollars are poured into assembling all the necessary components for this giant event but many people argue that all the money being spent on this event could be used to better the nation. For example, when the Olympics were held in Athens, facilities were built from the ground up and looked amazing while in use. However, after the games ended, the venues were hardly used and were just a burden to the country. As a result, countless Greek citizens criticized the government for their poor use of money. To add insult to injury, the money gained from the games did not equal or surpass the money spent, resulting in more criticism from various people. Same situation with Brazil, many areas inside of this country are populated, poor, and rundown but the national government still decided to host the games. Billions of dollars were spent to ready the country instead of actually helping improve it for

There is a great shroud of controversy surrounding this summers olympics in Brazil, and for a great reason. The Zika virus, a disease that is common in places throughout Brazil, threatens many athletes and tourists. This mosquito born disease spreads itself to woman all across the country, and gives deadly affects to newborn children. So with this sort of problem, there should be the question held: can Brazil hold the Olympics this year? This is a common question surrounding many in the world, and WHO (World Health Organization) claims that "There is no need to move the Olympics from Rio de Janeiro, or to postpone or cancel them" (BBC, Zika Virus: Risk of Spread). With an uncontrolled disease at hand, many wonder the confidence of WHO and

Infrastructure: Sewage water was contaminated. # of Tourists: Around some 500,000 foreigners came to the Rio Olympics. Population: Had a population of around 40,000.

2016 has been a year of progress for politics, social movements and especially sports as this year in Rio de Janeiro athletes raining from Syria to South Sudan put together a team of refugees to compete for the first time in history. They are coming to Rio in a group of 10 with nothing but their athletic abilities and dreams for gold. Only recently were they forged after narrowing down a list of 43 athletes to compete under the Olympic flag, as they walked into the opening ceremony before Brazil near the end of the processions.

This article was about Rio’s readiness and ability to host the Olympics. Brazil has issues with the Zika virus, water pollution, street crime, and many other complications. Even Michael Phelps says he will pay to have a private security firm protect his family.

Unless the country that wins the bid, has a logistically engineered infrastructure already in place. The country will lose lots of money on the games. Olympics infrastructure could be defined by subways, housing, stadiums, arenas, pools, winter skiing courses, ice rinks, bus systems, and anything else necessary for the games. One good example of this is Salt Lake City 2002, they had a logical infrastructure. Not to mention good placing of the winter skiing, bobsled, and skeleton courses. Because of this Salt Lake City spent only $2.5 billion instead of a whopping $18-$51 billion like London, Rio de Genaro, Beijing, and Sochi. Too many of the emerging economic states that have hosted the Olympics have fallen into financial distress. Greece, Rio de Janeiro, and Lake Placid are good examples of places that sustained large amounts of debt. Even though Lake Placid took on great debt, the Olympic facilities are used very often. They are used for ski training, and practice, the housing on site is what some of the U.S. Ski Team (moguls, aerials, and park) use for housing. Although only the A and B team are allowed to use the housing. But it does give happiness back, ‘A recent study showed that before and after the games the people of Rio de Janeiro were exited and satisfied by the games.’

Higham (1999) discusses that there are numerous problems, which will be evaluated with hosting an Olympic games such as, development issues, local resident issues, short-term affects, and security issues. In terms of development issues, there is a significant cost dealing with large scale sporting events, and economic benefits are generally received more by big time business interests not the host community. So the host community doesn’t benefit as much as they potentially could by hosting the

Also, the Olympics gives the hosting country to show the world it's beauty. Generally, after the Olympics the host country sees a spike in tourism. Brazil's reputation thus far won't have people booking trips there in masses. That's very sad considering how beautiful the country truly

On September 1st, 2006, the International Olympic Committee accepted the bid from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The nation’s government proudly declared the news to the world, and began to prepare their nation to host one of the oldest and most prestigious sporting events in the world. Now that the dust has settled, many are beginning to question whether the hosting of the 2016 Olympic games was a blessing or a curse.

There are many ways to prevent Zika, such as wearing long sleeve shirts and long pants and treating your clothing and gear with permethrin or buy pre-treat items. Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellents with one of the following active ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus or para-menthane-diol, or 2-undecanone. Always follow the product label instructions. Do not use insect repellents on babies younger than two months old and do not use products containing oil of lemon eucalyptus or para-mentane-diol on children younger than three years old. When at home stay in places with air conditioning and window and door screens to keep mosquitoes outside. Take steps to control mosquitoes inside and outside your home and use mosquito netting to cover carriers, strollers, and cribs for babies younger than two months old. You should sleep under a mosquito net if air conditioning or screened rooms are not available or if sleeping outdoors. To prevent sexual transmission of Zika use condoms or abstain sex. Pregnant women should abstain for having sex for six months if their partner has traveled to a region where a Zika outbreak exists because the virus transmits in semen. Having unprotected sex with someone who has been exposed with the Zika Virus while pregnant can cause birth defects of the brain called microcephaly. Microcephaly stunts a baby’s head growth, causing devastating, sometimes

Most victims of zika won’t even know they have the disease because there are sometimes little to no symptoms. For the people who do have symptoms the most common ones are fever, rash, joint pains, or red eyes. These symptoms usually don’t get serious enough for the person to have to go to the hospital this is another reason why people still may not realize that they have contracted the virus. The virus can remain in a person’s blood for almost a week or even longer in some victims. A hefty issue of this virus is that there is no medicine or vaccine to prevent one from getting it. According to the cdc, a person can lower the risk of getting the virus by getting a lot of rest, always drink fluids so dehydration won’t be a factor, and take medicine

Countries that host the Olympic Games invest billions of dollars hoping to see a boom in their economy, from increased tourism spending and infrastructure updates. Some countries flourish and see a return on their investment from hosting the Olympics, while others pile on debt that can take decades to pay off. With the end of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, we take a look at the economic impact the games have on host countries. When Rio won the bid to host the 2016 Summer Games back in 2009, Brazil was in the midst of one of its best economic times in 50 years. Contrast that with today, when Brazil is mired in its worst recession since the 1930s, President Dilma Rousseff is undergoing impeachment proceedings, cutbacks are being made in education,