Reports of Zika Cases Growing Quickly in U.S.
Reports of people sickened by Zika virus are growing quickly in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, illustrating serious challenges posed by frequent travel to and from regions affected by the virus.
Details provided by the agency also suggest that pregnant women face significant risk from the disease. Five of nine pregnant women who traveled to affected areas and had Zika symptoms had complications.
The CDC said it has received 147 reports of Zika illnesses to date. The vast majority—107—were travelers who brought the disease home. Another 40 are cases involving people who were infected locally, mostly in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. Puerto Rico has confirmed 117 cases overall, making it the most affected U.S. area, CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a news briefing.
The pregnancy complications, as well as 14 reports of possible sexual transmission, have surprised CDC officials. “We did not anticipate we would see this many sexually transmitted cases of Zika,” Dr. Frieden said.
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I said a few weeks back that this would become the new "AIDS" epidemic, when they first discovered the sexual transmission. Now blood banks need to watch for it and you singles may have to be even more careful. IMO, this virus has either mutated or been genetic coded by somebody. If it's the latter, think world depopulation attempt.
Reports of people sickened by Zika virus are growing quickly in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, illustrating serious challenges posed by frequent travel to and from regions affected by the virus.
Details provided by the agency also suggest that pregnant women face significant risk from the disease. Five of nine pregnant women who traveled to affected areas and had Zika symptoms had complications.
The CDC said it has received 147 reports of Zika illnesses to date. The vast majority—107—were travelers who brought the disease home. Another 40 are cases involving people who were infected locally, mostly in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. Puerto Rico has confirmed 117 cases overall, making it the most affected U.S. area, CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a news briefing.
The pregnancy complications, as well as 14 reports of possible sexual transmission, have surprised CDC officials. “We did not anticipate we would see this many sexually transmitted cases of Zika,” Dr. Frieden said.
More at site
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I said a few weeks back that this would become the new "AIDS" epidemic, when they first discovered the sexual transmission. Now blood banks need to watch for it and you singles may have to be even more careful. IMO, this virus has either mutated or been genetic coded by somebody. If it's the latter, think world depopulation attempt.
