Fears that the Zika virus will make it’s way across the US are very well-founded. In addition to New York, Texas health officials report that at least person in the state has been infected, marking the first case of the virus being spread to the US through it’s southern border. Health authority state that the virus has been transmitted through sexual intercourse confirm that Zika can be transmitted through ways other than mosquito, raising the threat level even further.
DALLAS (AP) — Health officials on Tuesday reported that a person in Texas has become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin America.
The unidentified person had not traveled but had sex with a person who had returned from Venezuela and fallen ill with Zika, Dallas County health officials said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a statement saying lab tests confirmed the non-traveler was infected with Zika.
The virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, is primarily spread through mosquito bites, but investigators had been exploring the possibility it could be sexually transmitted. There was a report of a Colorado researcher who picked up the virus in Africa and apparently spread it to his wife back home in 2008, and it was found in one man’s semen in Tahiti.
Source: AP
“‘A fifth person from New York was confirmed to have contracted the Zika virus while traveling south of the border — and experts warned Wednesday that the disease could spike here and across the United States as mosquito season arrives this spring,’ reports the New York Post.
The outbreak has grown so parlous that the World Health Organization officially declared an international public health emergency on Monday – a move that could invoke action from governments and non-profits around the world.
Due to health privacy laws, the identities of the individuals affected in New York are being concealed; however, we do know that two of the cases appeared in New York City, as well as one case in each of the following counties: Nassau, Orange and Monroe.
‘The Nassau resident had traveled to an unidentified country where the virus is spreading, developed mild symptoms in August and completely recovered, officials said. The Orange resident had visited South America and later tested positive for the virus, county health officials said, without providing details of the severity of the case.'”
‘Though it’s believed to be primarily spread through mosquito bites, the virus can also infect people through blood transfusions and sex, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If true, it presents an alarming risk considering that up to 80 percent of those infected do not exhibit symptoms, said Brazil’s Minister of Health Marcelo Castro.(3)
“A large number of people have the virus with no symptoms, so the situation is more serious than we can imagine,’ he added.
Those most at risk are individuals traveling through highly infected countries, said Dr. Varma. ‘Make sure you protect yourself against mosquitoes. Make sure you wear mosquito repellent. And if you’re a pregnant woman, you should go skiing instead of to the beach.'”
Source: Associated Press, News Target
Praying!
Find those who made this
This is what immigrants are bringing to the USA. They need to be checked and run through properly before they come in!! I believe when the president says let them in and USA Americans die because of it, it’s an act of terrorism made by the president and he needs to be arrested for Treason!!
Why does everything seem to happen in the Dallas Fort Worth area these days?
First Ebola now this
Its Obama’s fault . He funded the viruses to enable them to mutate into the zika virus.
Unfortunately for all of us, those darn viruses mutated and now we have to come with a cure for a new virus called polyticul lyeing.
The cure (aka Truth) is in field trials, but seems doomed because many people in the government have natural immunity.
Hurry go support big pharmaceutical!
Ban the cdc and stop funding it.
Man made virus..you. Can that Bill Gates Foundation