The Zika outbreak is tearing through many South American countries, but it doesn’t seem to be affecting every country the same way.. Brazil has been hit hardest by the disease, and it’s seen more than 1,600 cases of the birth defect microcephaly caused by Zika. Another 3,000 may also be linked to the outbreak.. Colombia is the second most affected country, but it only has 13 confirmed cases of microcephaly linked to Zika and 300 under investigation.. This isn’t necessarily a sign the disease is less harmful than feared. Colombia’s population is about a fourth of Brazil’s, and the number of infections could be much smaller.. Cases of microcephaly are also being reported differently. A World Health Organization official says Colombia is only reporting “live births” while other countries are including stillbirths.. There’s also a lot experts still don’t know about Zika’s connection to microcephaly.. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed Zika infections in pregnant women can cause their babies to be born with microcephaly.. But experts still aren’t sure if it matters when a pregnant woman is infected. Originally, Brazilian doctors thought infections during the first trimester were most likely to lead to microcephaly, but it’s now believed women in later stages are also affected.. While the numbers coming out of Colombia seem encouraging, one expert advised that we’ll “have to wait to see what happens.”. This video includes clips from WHO, CNN, BBC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CBS and images from Getty Images. Music provided courtesy of APM Music.. Newsy is your source for concise, unbiased video news and analysis covering the top stories from around the world. With persistent curiosity and no agenda, we strive to fuel meaningful conversations by highlighting multiple sides of every story. Newsy delivers the news and perspective you need without the hype and bias common to many news sources.. See more at http://www.newsy.com/. Like Newsy on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/newsyvideos/
Throughout the last few decades, diseases that spill over from animals to humans have been on the rise. What’s behind their increase, and can we do anything to combat these dangerous foes? Spillover — Zika, Ebola & Beyond, from HHMI’s Tangled Bank Studios, investigates the rise of spillover viruses like Zika, Ebola and Nipah. We find out how human behaviors spread diseases, and what science can do to anticipate and prevent epidemics around the world. Join us for the film and discussion with filmmakers Aileen O’Hearn and James Barrat.. Link to Spillover — Zika, Ebola & Beyond. http://www.pbs.org/spillover-zika-ebola-beyond/home/. _ Subscribe to ASM’s YouTube channel at https://goo.gl/mOVHlK. Learn more about the American Society for Microbiology at http://www.asm.org. Become a member today at http://www.asmscience.org/join. Interact with us on social at: Facebook. Show your support and get updates on the latest microbial offerings and news from the ASM.. http://www.facebook.com/asmfan. ASM International Facebook Groups. Join an ASM International Facebook Group and connect with microbiologists in your region.. http://www.asm.org/index.php/programs/asm-international-facebook-groups. Twitter. Follow all the latest news from the Society.. http://www.twitter.com/ASMicrobiology. Instagram. Outstanding images of your favorite viruses, fungi, bacteria and parasites. http://www.instagram.com/asmicrobiology/
As concerns over the Zika virus and Microcephaly spread, the Risk Bites team considers five things worth knowing about the risks especially if you are a woman living in a Zika-infected area, or will be visiting one.. Spanish version: https://youtu.be/gyCoNibaFoU.. Portuguese version: https://youtu.be/hGkNpkhnT8M. UPDATE: CDC have now confirmed a link between Zika and microcephaly. USEFUL LINKS. Pan American Health Organization: http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?opti…. Centers for Disease Control and Infection (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/zika/. Word Health organization: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsh…. THIS EPISODE’S TEAM: A huge thank you to the following for their advice and expertise in creating this episode of Risk Bites: Julee Avram. Jessica Ballard. Ashley Bieniek-Tobasco. Deise Galan. Ashley Mariconti. Nicolas Menendez, MD. Clara Petelin. Heather Ross. Shauna Smith. The Portuguese version of this video [link coming] was translated and narrated by Deise Galan. The Spanish version of the video [https://youtu.be/gyCoNibaFoU] was translated and narrated by Clara Petelin, with input from Nicholas Menendez MD.. Risk Bites videos are devised, created and produced by Andrew Maynard, in association with the Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society (http://sfis.asu.edu). They are produced under a Creative Commons License CC-BY-SA. Backing track: Mandolin Highway by Olive Musique. http://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_fr…. Risk Bites is your guide to making sense of risk. We cover everything from understanding and balancing the risks and benefits of everyday products, to health science more broadly, to the potential impacts of emerging technologies, to making sense of risk perception. If you enjoy our videos, please subscribe, and spread the word!
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While there is still so much we do not know about COVID-19, our understanding of this virus continues to grow day by day. What have researchers learned over the past several months — and what do they think we may see in the months to come? What is being done to make sure there are enough tests to go around and adequate resources to process them? What has been discovered so far about treating patients with COVID-19? When might we see a successful vaccine, and how effective will it be? Join fellow UW alumni and friends online for a livestream and Q & A with three experts who will discuss what everyone should know about COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination. The talk will be moderated by Mike Knetter, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association.
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TUESDAY, May 9, 2017 (HealthDay News)—U.S. women traveling to areas where the Zika virus is circulating might be less likely to be infected than expected, but risk remains, a new study suggests. Only one out of 185 pregnant women at a Los Angeles clinic who visited an active Zika area between January and August 2016 wound up infected, researchers report. By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, May 9, 2017 (HealthDay News) U.S. women traveling to areas where the Zika virus is circulating might be less likely to be infected than expected, but risk remains, a new study suggests..
Only one out of 185 pregnant women at a Los Angeles clinic who visited an active Zika area between January and August 2016 wound up infected, researchers report. That’s a lot lower than researchers initially thought, and it means that some 70%-80% of pregnant women who get Zika don’t transmit the infection. Zika Threat Is Worse Than Initially Thought, Health Authorities Say The outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Latin America and the Caribbean, which began in May 2015 in Brazil, has raised concerns about a wider spread of the disease across the Western Hemisphere and the impact it may have on businesses and their employees.
Last week, Dr. Schuchat admitted that Zika virus “ seems to be a bit scarier than we initially thought.” Her unusual comments may be aimed partly at Congress, which has been reluctant to fund Zika control measures. But there are several reasons that public health officials are more nervous about Zika now than they were a few months ago. 1 These countries have a potential risk of Zika, but we do not have accurate information on the current level of risk. As a result, detection and reporting of new outbreaks may be delayed.
2 Because Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (the mosquitoes that most commonly spreads Zika) are present in these countries, Zika has the potential to be present, along with other mosquito-borne infections. However, recent research has been focusing on the persistence of viable ZIKV in semen following infection [1-3]. Evidence suggests that the presence of viable virus, in contrast to the presence of viral RNA alone, indicates Zika’s ability to cause infection. The amount of time viable virus persists in semen is lower than originally thought. Zika virus (ZIKV) (pronounced / ˈ z iː k ə / or / ˈ z ɪ k ə /) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae.
It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus. Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947. Zika virus is related to the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. The greatest likelihood of acquiring Zika virus infection is in a country with risk, however, the individual risk of infection is likely to be lower if mosquito bite avoidance measures are followed. “Where there is a range of possibilities, from no Zika to low-level background Zika, we’re going to tell you there’s been virus there before; it could still be there.
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Since the arrival of Zika virus in the Americas (2016– 2017), the initial high rate of congenital infection has declined as fewer women are having primary infection during pregnancy.
The key preventive measures to minimize exposure to this virus are summarized below: • Women who are pregnant, or who are considering pregnancy, should be advised to avoid travel to areas where Zika virus infection is endemic.
Eighty percent of Zika-infected individuals showed no signs of disease, symptoms were mild even in those who were symptomatic, and the link to microcephaly in infants born to infected women could not have been predicted.
from Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, et. al. National Academies Press, 2019
According to data in the US Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, 5% of pregnancies with suspected Zika virus infection and 10% of pregnancies with laboratory-confirmed Zika infection result in a fetus or newborn with a birth defect, while 15% had a birth defect if the infection occurred in the first trimester.
from Conn’s Current Therapy 2020, E-Book by Rick D. Kellerman, KUSM-W Medical Practice Association, David Rakel Elsevier Health Sciences, 2019
By the end of the year, the CDC’s Zika registry had received reports from forty-four states of pregnant women who had tested positive for Zika infection.
It remains a significant public health concern, as there is no vaccine and the only reliable way to avoid the risk for the offspring is to avoid areas where Zika was identified or to postpone pregnancy should travel to or living in affected areas be unavoidable [78].
Most Zika cases are asymptomatic or quite light but the risks of serious birth defects means that diagnosis of Zika is much more important to women than to men.
• The risk of a primary infection in pregnant women is the same as for any other adult, but there is significant risk to the unborn child, who is at risk of congenital Zika virus syndrome (CZVS).
Similarly, an increase in the incidence of Guillain–Barré syndrome during the Zika virus outbreak was estimated in the Americas with an increase from 2.0 to 9.8 times higher the baseline incidence [20].
Although the risk for travel-associated Zika virus disease appears to be decreasing, it is important that persons traveling to areas with a risk for Zika virus transmission continue to take precautions, including using strategies to prevent mosquito bites and sexual transmission.
Kutluk Oktay, MD, FACOG is one of the world's foremost experts in fertility preservation as well as ovarian stimulation and in vitro fertilization for infertility treatments. He developed and performed the world's first ovarian transplantation procedures as well as pioneered new ovarian stimulation protocols for embryo and oocyte freezing for breast and endometrial cancer patients.
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Unregulated pesticides is more of a cause to microsephaly, along with a lack of health care to the pregnant woman in Brazil with high prolonged body temprature is a more than likely cause. Not a damn bug.
Um the Mosquito with Zika Virus was Created by genetic engineering and released deliberately in venezuela, look at whom owns the “PATENT” on ZIKA?????????
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Unregulated pesticides is more of a cause to microsephaly, along with a lack of health care to the pregnant woman in Brazil with high prolonged body temprature is a more than likely cause. Not a damn bug.
Um the Mosquito with Zika Virus was Created by genetic engineering and released deliberately in venezuela, look at whom owns the “PATENT” on ZIKA?????????
Why are people specially ones trying for pregnancy wanting to travel on purpose to zika infected areas wasn’t prevention the best cure?
Not worth a spring break vs disease?!?!? Common sense?!?