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Zika Virus - Another Scare Tactic?
It hasn't been too long since the big "Ebola Scare" was spread around. Sure the disease exists, but the mainstream media blew it out of proportion to the point where a good percentage of the people in the USA were scared shitless and preparing to get the horrible disease.
The fact is, Ebola victims, compared to the human population is small. Very small. Only 0.0047%, to be more precise. More people are struck by lightning.
So along comes the next big scare, Zika Virus. The media shows a couple of pictures of a baby with a small head and gets everyone all shook up. "Zika is coming to your town and your house soon" the TV squaks. Not likely, and not probable.
HOWEVER...a vaccine for Zika virus may be coming to Walmart and every corner drugstore near you! And, you better run down and pay for it, lest your entire bloodline from here on out will be small headed mutant zombies...
Zika Virus Facts
Zika virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito and sex.
Symptoms of Zika virus
- Fever
- Rash
- Joint pain
- Conjunctivitis
Symptoms are mild, and can last 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. Many people might not realize they have it.
However, getting Zika virus 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.
Where is Zika virus found?
Well, coincidentally, the latest Zika outbreak is in Brazil where the Olympics are scheduled to take place in 2016. Reports of a few cases in the USA, Mexico, Africa and even the UK have been alleged.
Where did Zika virus come from?
As the story goes, the Rockefellers invented it in a lab in 1947 to continue their population control and reduction agenda. The problem was, basically the same as it is with Ebola. It just doesn't spread fast enough to do much damage to a wide population. Until...
The Aedes Aegypti (genetically modified mosquito)
Yes, that's right. They have modified a mosquito that can carry and transmit Zika virus. It can now also apparently be transmitted by sex. You lowly humans. We're going to kill you, make you miserable and you will never have any fun populating the overpopulated planet again by enjoying sex.
So if you're worried about Zika - don't be. If you can't help yourself from being scared, get a Rife Machine . They get rid of anything natural or lab made.
And keep enjoying sex...Never let fear rule your life!
Zika, Dengue And The Mosquito
I think by now, most people have heard about these 2 viruses; Zika and Dengue. These viruses have their origin on the African continent, and were originally only transmitted by mosquitoes. The Aedes Aegypti mosquito is the most important culprit, but the viruses have adapted, and they are currently transmitted by a wide variety of day-active mosquitoes.
Over the last 10 years, both Zika virus and Dengue fever have evolved into a real pandemic, making victims all over the planet, though Dengue has a much more lethal reputation.
Dengue causes 10.000 to 20.000 casualties per year, while Zika virus has caused only a very limited number of casualties. The problem with Zika, however, is that it often causes serious complications in pregnant women, leading to miscarriage and severe malformation of the unborn child.
Symptoms
The symptoms of both Zika and Dengue are, in most cases, rather mild. High fever, severe headache which concentrates in and around the eyes, joint pains and possibly vomiting and diarrhea. The symptoms are easily confused with those of the flu.
Dengue victims usually also have a skin rash, and when they start recovering from the virus, they will experience some uncontrollable muscular spasms, which usually subside after a few hours.
What makes Dengue so dangerous, is that there are sometimes serious complications which are often, but not only, caused by the age and health condition of the victims. Other reasons for complications can be an earlier infection with one of the 4 other types of Dengue.
Apart from the mild form, there are also the hemorrhagic dengue and the dengue shock. Any of these 2 complications are to be considered dangerous and potentially deadly, though the last one is the worst.
Hemorrhagic Dengue causes the victim to have spontaneous bleedings, both internally and externally (nose, eyes,... ). It also causes low levels of blood platelets and blood plasm leakage.
This condition can evolve further into dengue shock, where the victim experiences dangerously low blood pressure, which can force the body to go into shock.
A dengue vaccine has been developed in 2010, but it is not yet commercially available. For Zika virus, a vaccine is yet to be developed.
Dengue is only being transmitted by mosquitoes, whereas zika has recently been confirmed to also being transmitted sexually.
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One of the Major reasons these viruses have created a worldwide pandemic, is the increase of long distance traveling over the last 20 years.
You don't need to be a rocket scientist to see where that will lead to.
Because of that, diseases which were previously under control, such as malaria, are now making a comeback. Zika and Dengue are even spreading in central Europe!
Protecting yourself against mosquitoes becomes therefore more important every year, no matter where you live.
Reporter - Sven Geens
Zika Virus and Its Association With Guillain-Barre Syndrome
In 1947, a Zika virus was discovered in the Rhesus macaque. The first human infection of the Zika virus was reported in 1954. Arthropods are used as a vector for the transmission of this virus from one person to another. From time to time, outbreak of this virus becomes the part of news' headlines. Symptoms of this infection include headache, non-purulent conjunctivitis, and muscle pain.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a disease in which the peripheral system of the body is vulnerable to the attack of body's immune system. The most prominent symptoms are weakness and shivering of legs. Sometimes these symptoms progress to the upper portion of the body. Severe conditions often lead to paralysis. In some cases, Guillain-Barre Syndrome causes the death of the patient. There is no age or gender limitation for this disease; anyone can become prey to this disease. A simultaneous outbreak of these two diseases has proposed a hypothesis that there might be some correlation between these two conditions.
Cao-Lormeau and colleagues at the Institut Louis Malarde recognized this correlation between the Zika virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome. They have performed research on 42 patients, who were diagnosed with the Guillain-Barre syndrome. Antibodies against the Zika virus were found in 98% of Guillain-Barre syndrome patients. Study of the Cao-Lormeau and his colleagues has provided evidence that there is an association between the Zika virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
The Zika virus is rapidly spreading in America. The need of the time is to create awareness against this virus in order to save people from being infected by the Zika virus and associated diseases such as Guillain-Barre syndrome. CDC has reported that this virus transfers from the mother to the fetus. It can cause severe mental abnormalities in the fetus of the infected mother.
To date, there is no vaccine available for the Zika virus infection. The only thing that can save people from this infection is avoidance of mosquito bites. The specific mosquito that is associated with this infection can also transmit Chikungunya virus and dengue virus. The virus is present in the blood of the infected person during the first week of the illness. When a non-carrier mosquito bites an infected person, virus transfers from the blood of the infected person to the biting mosquito. The mosquito carries this virus and transmits it to other human beings.
Long sleeve shirts and long pants can save a person from the mosquito bites. Air conditioning places should be preferred, as mosquitoes cannot withstand low temperature. "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered" insect repellent helps in repelling the mosquitoes that can be the source of contagious diseases. Insect repellents are not safe for infants of age less than the 2 months. Insect repellent should not be used on hands, eyes, mouth, or injured skin of the infants. Permethrin treatment can be used for clothing. Direct application of permethrin products is prohibited on the skin. These preventative measures can serve as a barrier against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.
Reporter - Salyha Ilyas
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