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Zika Virus | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/zika/
West Nile Virus | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/westnile/
WHO - World Health Organization
Health Topics: Zika Virus
WHO - West Nile Virus Fact Sheet
CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)
Wikipedia: Mosquito-Borne Disease
WHO - About Vector-Borne Diseases
Scientific American - Mosquito-borne Diseases on the Uptick—Thanks to Global Warming
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mosquito-borne-diseases-on-the-uptick-thanks-to-global-warming/
Zika Virus: Symptoms, Diagnosis and treatment.
CDC Centers for Disease Control and prevention
About Zika Virus Disease
Zika virus disease (Zika) is a disease caused by the Zika virus, which is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for several days to a week after being bitten by an infected mosquito. People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika. For this reason, many people might not realize they have been infected. However, Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause a serious birth defect called microcephaly, as well as other severe fetal brain defects. Once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections.
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West Nile Virus | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/westnile/
West Nile Virus: Symptoms and treatment.
CDC Centers for Disease Control and prevention
About West Nile Virus
West Nile virus (WNV) is most commonly transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. You can reduce your risk of being infected with WNV by using insect repellent and wearing protective clothing to prevent mosquito bites. There are no medications to treat or vaccines to prevent WNV infection. Fortunately, most people infected with WNV will have no symptoms. About 1 in 5 people who are infected will develop a fever with other symptoms. Less than 1% of infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, neurologic illness.
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More Information at: https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/index.html
Rising temperatures mean insects can carry viruses such as West Nile to wider areas.
"Winter was oddly mild in northern Texas in 2012, a year that saw few snowflakes and barely any ice. When the cold failed to show up, the spring mosquitoes arrived in droves, carrying disease."
Would it be wrong to eradicate mosquitoes?
"The mosquito is the most dangerous animal in the world, carrying diseases that kill one million people a year.
Now the Zika virus, which is carried by mosquitoes, has been linked with thousands of babies born with brain defects in South America.
Should the insects be wiped out?"
Should I Worry About Zika?
Your Questions Answered
"Zika has now caused two outbreaks in the Miami area, infecting tourists from Texas, New York and Taiwan. The virus has infected hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people across Latin America and thousands have carried it back to the U.S.
It's the height of mosquito season in the northern hemisphere and people are beginning to ask, "Should I be worried?"
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