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A few territories have proclaimed An state of emergency, doctors need depicted it Similarly as “a pandemic for progress” and A percentage are considerably advising ladies to influenced nations should delay getting pregnant.

Where did Zika come from?

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But, in might 2015, it might have been news person Previously, brazil.

What’s more it need since been news reported in:

• Colombia
• El Salvador
• French Guiana
• Guatemala
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Martinique
• Mexico
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Puerto Rico
• Suriname
• Venezuela

How does Zika Virus spread?

If Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, found throughout the Americas, drink the blood of an infected person they can then infect subsequent people they bite.

They also spread dengue and chikungunya virus. And, unlike the mosquitoes that spread malaria, they are mostly active during the day, so bed nets offer limited protection.

How dangerous is it?

Deaths are rare and only one in five people infected is thought to develop symptoms.

These include:

• mild fever
• conjunctivitis (red, sore eyes)
• headache
• joint pain
• a rash

There is no vaccine or drug treatment, with patients advised to rest and drink plenty of fluids.

But the biggest concern is the impact it could have on babies developing in the womb and the surge in microcephaly.

What can people do?

As there is no treatment, the only option is to reduce the risk of being bitten.

Health officials advise people to:

• use insect repellents
• cover up with long-sleeved clothes
• keep windows and doors closed

The mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water, so people are also being told to empty buckets and flower pots.

The US Centers for Disease Control has advised pregnant women not to travel to affected areas.