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

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