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The Zika Pandemic and Microcephaly Introduction On February 1st, WHO announced that the zika virus has caused a global health emergency. By then, it was found in 64 countries, with Brazil bearing the highest amount of cases. While there has been speculation of it being brought into Brazil during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, this information while important to many, is rather extraneous information. The Summer 2016 Olympics is being held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first time Brazil is hosting

If you haven’t heard of the Zika virus by now, you will be hearing about it soon because of the attention it has recently gained. The Zika virus is an infection that is similar to the West Nile virus and yellow fever. The virus was discovered in Uganda in 1947, and is common in African and Asian countries. It only recently was discovered to have spread to Brazil and the Western Hemisphere in 2015. Zika was a rare tropical disease with mild symptoms when it was discovered. It takes its name from

disappeared. The mild fever and the skin rash will disappear after the Zika has left, signifying that the Zika is gone. Although there is no cure,you could be helped by some pain medication. The virus spreads when an infected person get bitten by an Aedes mosquito, and then that mosquito bites another person, then both of those people are infected, as well as the mosquito. Although Zika has been spreading very quickly, only about one in five people actually become sick. Brazil is where the first case

are working to reduce its spread worldwide. 2) Zika is a contagious virus that can be transmitted through both mosquito-to-person, and person-to-person interaction. a) Mosquito to person interaction i) Two-thirds of the world’s population lives in Aedes infested areas (Ibrahim, 2). ii) In urban and suburban regions, Zika is generally transmitted in a human-mosquito-human cycle.

The Zika Virus When people think of the word ‘epidemic’, they generally imagine a widespread disease that threatens humanity as a whole. While most of the hysteria associated with pandemics stem purely from fiction, it can be understandable why people always fear the worst. That is why when an outbreak of the Zika Virus was reported in the United States, an overall feeling of malaise set in. As of September 21, 2016, a total of 3,358 cases of the Zika Virus have been reported (“Center for Disease

With a warm climate, multiple water sources and high humidity, South Florida is a mosquito-breeding ground. While South Florida's residents spray to prevent annoying mosquito bites, there is another reason to control the mosquito population. Starting in 2015, the Zika virus began spreading across the world. Originally found in Uganda, it spread to Brazil in 2015 and caused hundreds of cases of microcephaly. Spread by mosquitoes, Zika has now moved to the United States. The Center for Disease Control

that’s newly spreading across America and other countries and currently bringing a lot of challenges and causing public health crises and economic loss. Zika virus sickness is a result of a contagious disease transmitted generally with the aid of Aedes mosquitoes. Zika virus was first recognized in a caged rhesus monkey in Lake Victoria, in Uganda which advanced a fever. Later researchers identified the virus that had sickened it. It was observed in a woodland in 1947. Researchers quickly found that

Sheila: Zika fever was first discovered in 1947 as an infection of rhesus monkeys in Uganda. From animals, aedes mosquitoes then transmitted the disease to humans. Izzy: Oh yeah I read about this! The aedes species originates from African and Asian countries, but has globally expanded their range, particularly to the tropics. Zika was relatively unseen in humans until 2007, where a huge outbreak occurred in Micronesia affecting 75% of its population. Jenny: It seems like at first the virus was only

Step one: Zika Virus Step two: 1. Have you or a partner recently traveled or lived in an area where mosquitos are spreading Zika? 2. Have you or a partner have signs and symptoms of fever, rash, headache, joint pain, red eyes, or muscle pain? 3. Have you had unprotected sex during recent travel or in an area where mosquitos are spreading Zika? 4. Have you recently received a blood transfusion? 5. Are you or your partner currently pregnant? It’s important to get information where a person

How did the Zika virus originate? It originated in1947, in Auganda, from monkeys. The Virus made its way back to Aedes Africanus in 1948 from mosquitos. Now, in 2015 more than 3,500 cases have been reported in North America from mosquitos. Florida has been infected with more than 2,200 cases in the year 2016. 1.5 square miles of Miami Beach has been tested for Zika and came back positive. Miami Beach mayor, Philip Leyine called congress for necessary emergency rescores to spray chemicals to kill