{"id":5983,"date":"2016-02-02T02:56:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T07:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medisafeapp.wpengine.com\/3-things-you-must-know-about-the-zika-virus-if-you-are-traveling-to-the-carnival-in-brazil\/"},"modified":"2016-02-02T02:56:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T07:56:53","slug":"3-things-you-must-know-about-the-zika-virus-if-you-are-traveling-to-the-carnival-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisafeapp.com\/de\/3-things-you-must-know-about-the-zika-virus-if-you-are-traveling-to-the-carnival-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"3 things to know about the Zika Virus if you are traveling to Carnival in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Health Organization <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> that the Zika virus is \u201cspreading explosively\u201d and on Feb. 1, <\/span>declared<\/span><\/a> an international public health emergency. The Zika virus is mosquito-borne virus that transmits to people through mosquito bites.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>More than 24 countries, including many in South and Central America, and the Caribbean are currently affected by the Zika virus, and the largest outbreak is currently in Brazil. More than 1 million people been infected with the virus and the number is quickly growing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Here are 3 things you must know for the Brazilian Carnival on February 5 to 10th:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Who is at risk?<\/b>
    \n<\/span>The Zika virus poses a significant risk to pregnant women and has been strongly linked to microcephaly, a neurological disorder that leads to abnormal fetal development and brain damage and babies born with undersized skulls and brains. For those that are not pregnant, the most common symptoms are fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis, muscle pain and headache. The symptoms usually begin 2 days after infection through a mosquito bite and usually last about a week.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Prevent Mosquito Bites<\/b>
    \n<\/b>Currently, there is <\/span>    no vaccine available<\/span><\/a> for the virus. Thus, the best way to prevent Zika virus infection is by avoiding mosquito bites. The mosquitos that spread Zika virus normally bite during the daytime.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    CDC<\/span><\/a>\u2019s Recommendations on Avoiding Mosquito Bites<\/span><\/p>\n