Current Event #1

                                        

ZIKA VIRUS

    The Zika virus, once spread in Uganda in 1947, makes it was to the Americas through the bite of a mosquito.  The common affects the Zika virus contains is a fever, rashes, joint pain, and red eyes (http://www.cdc.gov/zika/disease-qa.html). But, for women the affects are seeming to come at a much greater toll. The Zika virus that now originates from Brazil has been known to affect women during pregnancy.
    The way this virus has been able to be detected is through the testing of saliva and urine in humans (http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/health/zika-virus-global-response/). The virus has spread to many areas in the Americas mainly Florida and Texas, where mosquitos are often found during muggy nights, and 30 other countries. (http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/02/05/world/americas/05reuters-health-zika.html?ref=world&_r=0)
    After the bite has already occurred, the next step for the Zika virus to spread through the act of sexual transmission through humans, which can only be stopped by either not being involved or being safe as permitted.