Zika Virus
What is zika or where does it come from? Many people wonder about zika and how it began. Zika is a mosquito from the Aedes species. When you are diagnosed with zika some of the common symptoms are, a fever, a rash, pain in the joints, and red eyes. The symptoms of zika usually last a few days to a week, but thing about zika is that it’s not an infection that you would know you have been infected with, but zika is very effective for pregnant women. If you're pregnant and have zika then your baby will be born with microcephaly. Microcephaly is a disease that makes the baby have a smaller head than normal. The zika virus was first discovered in 1947 in Uganda.
Zika is currently affecting, The Caribbean, Central America, some parts of the Pacific Islands, and South America. Some issue’s of zika is that if the mosquito is affected with zika it will spread all around the earth and effect more and more people. One of the biggest issue of the zika virus is with women who are expecting, this is a big issue because when the baby is born, they will have symptoms of, seizures, delay in their development,
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difficulty in swallowing, and etc. The Zika Virus is affecting many people and some babies.
The thing about zika is that we can find a solution. A solution for zika is that scientist can do is find a solution that can kill zika. Once they find a vaccine that could prevent moms from their babies from being infected by zika. So if they find a vaccine that can kill zika then if zika stings they will die and over the time the zika virus will decrease. Although scientist say that there is no vaccine to prevent zika but I believe that if scientist actually put their minds to it they could find a cure to kill zika and prevent zika from spreading. But for now what we can do to prevent getting zika you can not leave water out for example don't leave water in a fountain or leave water in birdbaths, and when you're outside what you should use bug repellent and wear long sleeve shirts and
pants.
It is not unusual for an athlete to have any sort of outbreak during the games (Riccobono). Authorities and health officials are taking this situation very seriously to protect athletes and spectators (Riccobono). All athletes and spectators should be taking smart measures to avoid mosquitoes during the games, like wear extra clothes, have bug repellent, and stay in mobile air conditioned places if possible (?Zika concerns mount?). It would be the only time in history that the Olympic Games have been changed due to health reasons. Rio?s mayor, Eduardo Paes states, ?this is not going to be an Olympics of wasting money.? The colder temperatures around the time of the Olympics should help mosquito population be at a lower risk. Officials are working on the psychological aspect of athletes being scared about the Zika virus (Romero and Ruiz). Federal troops are spraying for mosquitoes across the country (LaGrave).
Living in the world that consists of three thousand different types of mosquitoes is frightening. People got used to a daily routine of waking up and getting to their jobs, that many of them are so focused on their career and family that they do not even notice and pay much attention when they are getting bitten by mosquitoes. Unfortunately not many people were aware of the fact that not all insects are safe, many of mosquitoes transfer infections, but we were not concentrating on that since it was considered not a common issue. As a repercussion, people did not begin to react and notice that something wrong with them when Aedes mosquitoes began their attempt on ruining people’s social, physical and psychological lives by transferring a Zika virus to the once who are bitten.
While many forms of encephalitis exist, West Nile Virus was first isolated and identified in the West Nile District of Uganda in 1937. The virus, which was seemingly isolated to North Eastern Africa, became recognized as a cause of severe human meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the spinal cord and brain) in elderly patients during an outbreak in Israel in 1957. In addition to the human victims of this disease, the virus was found Egypt and France during 1960s to have fatal effects within horses. While this disease spread through Northern African and Southern Europe, 1999 marked the first appearance of West Nile Virus in North America, with encephalitis reported in both humans and horses.
West Nile Virus gets its name from its birthplace in the West Nile District. According to (Gubler, Duane, Marfin, Anthony & Petersen, Lyle, 2003) it was in 1937 that Uganda had its first isolated case of West Nile Virus (para. 4). This first case was found in the blood of a woman determined to be febrile.
From the article “6 Ways to Avoid Getting Bitten by a Zika Virus Mosquito, by Kelsey Kloss” it indicates there are precisely six steps. The first step is the consumer must buy a specific kind of mosquito repellent. “The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends products with active ingredients DEET, oil of lemon eucalyptus, picaridin, or IR 3535.” (Kloss, Kelsey 1). The second step is to apply the repellent on the surface of your body properly. The third step is to not wear revealing clothing; therefore, it will be more difficult for the mosquitoes to bite you since your skin isn’t exposed. The fourth step is to “prep your home” meaning mosquitoes tend to die in chilly environments for perhaps it’s in our best interest to keep our homes at a reasonable but frosty temperature. Mosquitoes also like areas that have shade and damp areas, for this reason, is that mosquitoes tend to breed in certain habitats with those characteristics, like swamps, jungles, and other humid areas. The fifth step is to exercise indoors, thus you’re not vulnerable. And the final step is to travel intelligently, obviously not traveling to infected
The die off of major disease vectors such as Anopheles, Aedes, and Culex mosquitoes which carry malaria, yellow fever, and zika had lead initially lead to increased health
The article is about how the Zika virus has reached Ontario from the first time. A Canadian citizen travelling back from Columbia brought it over and has now been in contact with their health care providers. This is not the first time the virus has come into Canada there has been a few cases in Alberta, B.C. and Quebec. It is unlikely that many Canadians will be infected with the virus, but knowing that this dangerous virus has crossed our border has many worried.
The article ‘Zika Virus and Microcephaly’ has broadly discussed the Zika virus. Zika virus has spread uncontrollably through South and Central America. There has been many cases reported of infants getting affected by the by the disease while they are in their mother’s womb; and also their has been increase in reports of infants born with microcephaly. Microcephaly is a congenital condition in which the child’s brain is not developed completely and their head is abnormally small.
For the purpose of this paper we will discuss the Zika Virus; a worldwide public health crisis. The Zika Virus is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito and the symptoms experienced are usually mild if any at all. Unfortunately, the Zika Virus can also be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her fetus potentially causing microcephaly; a birth defect in which an infant is born with an abnormally small head size which can in turn cause other developmental problems depending on the severity (CDC, 2016). Concern about the Zika Virus is not new, nor is caution when traveling to an area of the world where a Zika outbreak has recently occurred; however, the prevalence of the Zika Virus is spreading. Prior to 2015 known outbreaks were contained to certain areas in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands, in mid-2015 the first confirmed case of Zika virus infections were announced in Brazil and has since spread throughout the Americas (CDC,
Through his book, he explained the connection between public health and medicine using disease epidemiology. Even though Zika emerged as a new threat, there was an epidemiological surveillance being conducted since its first discovery in 1947 (McNeil, p.17). Thus, both medicine and public health based their search for solutions on this
There are currently 40 emerging infectious diseases, that are at risk of spreading from country to country, due to the increase of people traveling. Diseases like Ebola and the Zika virus pose a global threat due to the possible rapid rate of transmission from human-to-human, that occurs with exposure to someone who is symptomatic and seropositive (World Health Organization, 2016-a). When there is an infectious disease breakout, public health practitioners and physicians, must make quick decisions regarding isolation of a patient exhibiting symptoms and using quarantine for those who have been exposed to someone symptomatic or seropositive. Although, a public health framework is followed to make the decisions for isolation and
West Nile or WNV is a virus that is most commonly spread to people by mosquito bites. The first cases were recognized in and the Middle East, India, Australia, Africa, some parts of Asia, and Europe. It was not known to be in North America till around 1999. People can get infected with West Nile virus by getting bit by an infected mosquito. The mosquitoes become infected when they feed on infected birds. An infected mosquito can give the virus to humans and animals.
There is a chance that Zika virus could become established in North American wildlife because of the rapid increase in the two invasive species of mosquito, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which are mainly accountable for the spread of zika virus in the Americas. However, Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause a serious birth defect called microcephaly and other severe brain defects. Also, A pregnant woman can pass Zika to her fetus during pregnancy or around the time of birth. Additionally, a person with Zika can pass it to his or her sex partners. People who have traveled to or live in places with Zika should be encouraged to protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites and sexual transmission of Zika.
One of the top ways that experts successfully responded to the outbreak was by suggesting pregnant women and tourists to not travel to areas where the outbreak resulted all time high. However, the women in areas where the infection spread rapidly, for example Latin America, suffered the most. Law enforcements and lack of resources and support, many women are unable to protect themselves from the Zika. Research has soon that women in poor countries and with poor healthcare were endanger the most. But speaking realistic is it really the woman’s responsibility of having a baby during an outbreak of such? Well no, women should an abundant of preventions to choose from.
Since Zika and West Nile have the same vectors, which are mosquitos, the same methods could be used for both diseases in order to address funding issues. State, tribal, local, and territorial governments have already planned for community readiness and engagement, day-to-day mosquito control, and the elimination of infected mosquito population to address vector-borne diseases, but the resources are lacking. The lack of resources is due to government leaders’ executive orders, proclamations, or emergency declarations that address public health issues that threaten the