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zicavirus 1<br />
ShouldWePanic?
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_TheZikavirusmaybeamajorconcernformanytravelersgoingtoareaswherethe<br />
virusisspreadingrapidly.TheseareasincludealofCentralAmerica.Hence,it’simportanttobewelinformedonthisvirustoavoidpanicking,andtotakepreventiveactionsduringamisiontrip.AlthoughtheZikavirushasbeenaroundfordecadesin<br />
AfricaandAsia,thereasonthatithasbecomesoalarmingin2016isthatanewstrand<br />
ofthevirusisapparentlylinkedtobirthdefects,whichinthepasthadn’tbeendetected.Seemingly,Zika’snewenvironmentistheculpritforthisnewstrandofthevirus,<br />
whichiscorelatedtobirthdefectsinBrazil.ThenewsrepetitivelybroadcasttheoutbreaksintheAmericas,andpotentialnewhealthproblemsthatdoctorsfearmaybe<br />
relatedtotheZikavirus.But,whileit’struethatthevirusisreal,andmostlikelyitwil<br />
spreadinthenearfuture,thereisnoneedtopanic.Zikaismanageable,andjustone<br />
ofthemanyotherrisksthatwefaceintheworld.Thus,whileit’simportanttobeprep<br />
red,it’salsoimportanttobeeducatedonthefactsandnotfalvictimtothefearand<br />
manymythssuroundingthevirus.<br />
PleasereadthisCDCZikavirusdiseaseQ&Atogetanswersforquestions<br />
suchas:<br />
•WhatarethesymptomsofZika?<br />
•Howisittransmited?<br />
•Whoisatriskofbeinginfected?<br />
•WhatcanpeopledotopreventbecominginfectedwithZika?<br />
•WhatisthetreatmentforZika?<br />
•WhatisGuilain-BarésyndromeandisitcausedbytheZikavirus?<br />
Anoutbreakisconsideredapublichealthdiseasethatisrapidlytransmited<br />
withoutnotice,whichinthiscaseinvolvespeskymosquitoes.<br />
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Tobeterprotectsoldiersfromtheriskandannoyanceofbitinginsects,theU.S.and<br />
Britisharmiesaretreatingalnewuniformswithpermethrin.<br />
Thus,youcanalsotreatyourclothing,suchassocks,withpermethrin,usualythisis<br />
onlynecesaryforpeoplewhowilbeinmosquito-riddenareas,suchasswamps,<br />
rivers,lakes,oranywherethatmighthaveahighconcentrationofstandingwater.This<br />
youtubevideoshowshowtotreatcivilianclothingwithpermethrinspray<br />
Ourworldistoointerconnected,traveliseasiernow,andmosquitoestooairborne<br />
tobelievethatwecankeepthisatbay.Butthatisnoreasontopanic.Letsbemindful<br />
thatfornon-pregnantpeople,Zikaisoftenasymptomatic,andifinfectedbytheZika<br />
virus,thesymptomsaremainlyrashes,rednesoftheeyes,jointpain,and/orfever.<br />
Eightypercentofthoseafectedneverknowtheyhavethedisease.Infact,once<br />
peoplegetit,typicalytheybecomeimmunebecausetheirbodiesdevelopantibodiesagainstthevirus.<br />
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