WHO warns. The epidemic caused by a virus zika gaining momentum – Polish Radio

WHO Director Margaret Chan said in a statement on this issue, that this is necessary because the epidemic caused by this pathogen takes on alarming proportions.

 

The head of the WHO reacted to the appeal of American specialists Daniel R. Lucey’a and Lawrence O. Gostin published in “Journal of the American Medical Association.” They warn him that one should learn a lesson from the epidemic in West Africa caused by the Ebola virus, would not miss the new threat posed recently zika. In their view, it has the potential to cause a pandemic.

 

According to American researchers, a vaccine against this pathogen can be developed within two years, but generally it will be available only after 10 years. But we can not calmly wait for her.

 

In the laboratory, the highest degree of security in Galveston, Texas, Zika virus is extensively tested. There was brought samples of this germ, which since May 2015. Rapidly spreading in Brazil.

 

Terrible for nowordków

 

Director of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity in Texas, prof. Scott Weaver fears that Zika virus can be infected millions of people, mainly in South America. In his opinion, they are therefore reason to fear Zika virus, which spread by mosquitoes Aedes aegypti mosquitoes called Asian or tiger.

 

According to the US expert, a majority of infected people infection is not dangerous. Symptoms appear in only 20 percent. affected individuals, most often only fever, rash, joint pain, and redness of the eyes. However, there are concerns that pregnant women infected with this virus can cause fetal microcephaly, seen as a small skull and braincase.

 

Zika virus has been dragged to New York, where infection was observed in four people who have returned from abroad. This pathogen also reached to Europe. In Portugal, infection was observed in five people who returned from Brazil, but these are only mild forms of the infection, none of which require hospitalization.

 

In the Netherlands confirmed 10 cases of infection with the virus zika in Britain – five in Denmark found one infection in a young man who requires a stay in hospital.

 
 

Source: STORYFUL / x-news

 

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