World Health Org. Declares Zika an International Public Health Crisis

[Cass LeChat]

Congratulations guys. This is the world men created.


The World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus an international public health emergency. While the virus itself is usually not life-threatening, it appears to be linked to microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads. Microcephaly also causes a host of other health problems, including seizures, developmental delays, hearing loss and vision problems. The WHO says the Zika virus is "spreading explosively" and that up to 4 million people in the Americas could be infected by the end of this year. World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan spoke out at a news conference in Geneva.

Dr. Margaret Chan: "I am now declaring that the recent cluster of microcephaly and other neurological abnormalities reported in Latin America, following a similar cluster of French Polynesia in 2014, constitutes a public health emergency of international concern."

Scientists have linked rising temperatures from global warming to the increased incidence of mosquito-borne infections such as Zika

http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/2/headlines/world_health_org_declares_zika_an_international_public_health_crisis

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[opmac]

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FYI I think most people have ignored you by now. You only post looking to be argumentative.
When you begin a thread like that what do you expect?

This zika virus will also blow over fairly soon. The media is making much out of it as they did with SARS many years ago.
Thank you for your time.

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[Ernstew]

First we have on 2009 pig fever, later ebola in Africa now Zika..that's something that farmacoindustrie put out to make money..virus attacks unborn children making invalids of them..terrible..and now it's in south america and carribean, popular vacation destinations in this time

[Cass LeChat]

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FYI I think most people have ignored you by now. You only post looking to be argumentative.
When you begin a thread like that what do you expect?

This zika virus will also blow over fairly soon. The media is making much out of it as they did with SARS many years ago.
Thank you for your time.

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Democracy Now is a bad-ass news source that is extremely reliable.  But obviously, I'm interesting enough for you to come to try to get attention. LOL. Ridiculous.

[Cass LeChat]

First we have on 2009 pig fever, later ebola in Africa now Zika..that's something that farmacoindustrie put out to make money..virus attacks unborn children making invalids of them..terrible..and now it's in south america and carribean, popular vacation destinations in this time

Yeah, it's pretty scary. Especially since it's already spreading through tourists. I'm not sure how it would affect us on a large scale, but the birth deformities are pretty scary in of themselves.

[bizerinm]

We will see what other will impact that virus..ok it's now focused on child deformity so pregnant woman are the most vulnerable group..and when they 'find' a medicine well few months later we ll have some new other explosive virus or fever or disease

[jak1]

I didn't hear this days nothing about zika..few words about mycrocephalia and babies in Brazil but nothing new