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ZIKAWhat you need to know.
VIRAL OUTBREAKS
FREAK US OUT
But we’re also kind of…
OBSESSEDWITH IT.
MOVIES……... There are tons of
TV SHOWS……...
AND BOOKSabout deadly
worldwide epidemics.
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE These usually result in the end of the world and a
CALY
VIRAL Those are fictional, but there are real
EPIDEMICShave us humans in a panic!
*Avian influenza
BIRDFLU?
Do you recall the
*Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
MAD COWDISEASE?
How about
EBOLAVIRUS.
and most recently the
ZIKA VIRUS
Well the latest outbreak to spread fear is called the
1947 UGANDA
Zika Virus was first discovered in the Zika Forest in Uganda.
MAY 2015The Pan American Health Organization issued an alert, confirming the first Zika Virus infections in Brazil.
SPREADThe virus continues to
at an alarming rate!
How does one contract the
ZIKAVIRUS?
ZIKA IS SPREAD MAINLY BY
MOSQUITOES
INFECTED Spread through an
Aedes species mosquito
BLOOD.found in the
And can also become infected when one feeds on an already infected person.
ZIKA SPREADS:
Here are other ways
A pregnant woman can pass Zika virus to her fetus during
PREGNANCY.
Zika Virus can be spread by a man to his
SExUAL PARTNERS.
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
There have been multiple reports of
TRANSMISSION cases in Brazil.
The most common symptoms of Zika are:
+ RASH+
FEVER+JOINT PAIN
+
RED EYES
People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital,
and many people might not realize they have been
INFECTED.
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause a serious birth defect called
MICROCEPHALY.
TYPICAL INFANT
HEAD SIZEis a condition where a baby’s head is much smaller than the expected size.
MICROCEPHALY
BABY’S BRAINIt can occur because a
hasn’t developed properly during the pregnancy.
SEIZURES DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY PROBLEMS WITH BALANCE HEARING LOSS VISION PROBLEMS FEEDING PROBLEMS
+++++++
Babies with microcephaly can have a range of other problems such as:
PREVENTION
NO VACCINE
ExISTS
Currently
PROTECT YOURSELF.
But here are
3 THINGSyou can do to
Be cautious when
TRAVELINGto areas affected by Zika.
1
BLOCK2 Use repellent to
BUG BITES.
Don't leave open containers of water near your house.
3 DISCOURAGE
BREEDING
IMPORTANTbut maybe the most
PIECEADVICE…
of
INFORMEDStay
CALM.and stay
Don’t worry about your presentation needs either
WE GOT YOU COVERED.
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