WHO warns. Zika virus may become ill up to 4 million people – TVN24

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Photo: EPA / SEBASTIAO MOREIRA | Video: Reuters The UN warns that this is only the beginning of the incidence of the virus zika

Zika virus (ZIKV), suspected of causing defects in fetuses and infants can infect the 3-4 million people, including 1.5 million in Brazil – said on Thursday the World Health Organization (WHO).

So far found nearly four thousand cases of microcephaly in children in Brazil. Microcephaly is probably the most serious consequence of infection by the virus body zika at a time when a woman is pregnant.

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) – an arm of the WHO acting overseas – said on Thursday that these cases are probably just the beginning. In the following months and years, you may find that Zika virus will be infected even 3-4 million people worldwide, including 1.5 million in Brazil alone.

Thousands of cases in Latin America

The presence of the virus was found recently in approx. 20 countries, and the largest outbreaks reported in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Panama and the Republic of Cape Verde. The most affected country is Brazil, where since October 2015 was detected 3.9 thousand. cases of microcephaly in infants and 49 infant deaths that had birth defects. In five cases confirmed the presence of the virus zika. In Europe, cases of the virus has been found in Denmark, the UK and Portugal.

Representatives of Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica recommended that the last women not to get pregnant until you can not determine additional information about the virus . The US authorities have warned pregnant women to avoid countries where the virus has been detected zika.

According to the researchers, the virus should not be a threat in colder countries. They are not warm enough to reproduce in them transmitting the virus mosquito Aedes aegypti species.

These insects also carry dengue and yellow fever. Zika virus was detected in the 40s in Africa, but only now started to spread. Most people infected with asymptomatic, some causes but a fever and rash.

The virus zika there is no vaccine.

Author: Adso / kk / PAP

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