KathyTX Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I just saw this and thought people would want to be aware of it. So far, there have only been 2 known cases in Mexico but it's shown up in South America too. http://www.who.int/csr/don/03-december-2015-zika-mexico/en/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSky Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 FYI (google is a nice tool) The Zika virus is transmitted to humans by the same type of mosquito (Aedes) that transmits the dengue and chikungunya viruses. Zika produces very mild symptoms — rash, headaches, pain in the bones, and fever — that usually show up between three and 12 days after a mosquito bite. These symptoms usually go away within a week, and one in four people don’t even develop any symptoms after being infected with the virus. This means people don’t usually go to the doctor for Zika, and many cases go unnoticed. There’s also no vaccine or treatment for the virus, so doctors just work on controlling and alleviating its symptoms.Part of the reason the virus hasn't gotten a lot of attention is that the mortality rate for Zika is also extremely low, and researchers don't think of it as a very deadly virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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