People other than the ones in The America's Central and South America should be concerned about it.
It is spreading to the United states and have been found in Miami already. So it is spread fast.
It causes brain problems in adults too that have contracted it. SO IT DOES AFFECT THE WAY THAT YOUR BRAIN FUNCTIONS NEUROLOGICALLY!
Go research it. They are finding new subjects on this disease everyday because it is fairly new to the CDC in the USA.