Zika virus - Protect Yourself and Your Family From Zika

protect yourself and your family from zika virus 

As the outbreaks spreads through Latin America, the Caribbean, and even recently in the United States, new research shows that the mosquitoes that are responsible for spreading Zika virus, as Aedes aegypti &Aedes alb op ictus.
This is the same species of mosquito that transmit dengue and chikungunya. If not contained they will eventually make way into all the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Places like Chile and Canada, have less risk as a result of their high elevation, and cooler climate mosquitoes are not likely to breed.
Mosquitoes are not the only mode of transmission igniting the outbreak. The first sexually transmitted reported in Dallas,  in early February, and several other cases have followed. CDC have since confirmed its status as a sexually transmitted infection.
The CDC issued an unprecedented warning strongly advising pregnant women against traveling to Florida and surrounding communities north of Miami after several reports. This marked the first time the CDC has ever warned against travel in the continental United States.
Protect your family from Zika

•  New studies on Zika constantly developing; Consult the CDC for updates before making travel plans.
• If you hope on getting pregnant in the near future, then you light to avoid going to places where the Zika  virus is actively spreading. If you have been to a Zika-risk zone, you should see a doctor so as to get tested, and also you should regularly check CDC recommendations.
•   Both male and female can transmit Zika virus via various sexual activity, including oral sex, even if they are asymptomatic. Always use condoms or dental dams when engaged in sexual contact.
• If you need to travel to any affected area, pack and a lot of  mosquito repellant. Go for varieties containing a chemical known as “DEET”concentrations. These types are most effective. Go for products that have milder plant-based ingredients, clothing, and mosquito net. 
•  If you are also a sunscreen, remember to apply sunscreen before applying your insect repellent.
• Try treating your clothing and gear permethrin (or buy items pre-treated with permethrin).
•     During your stay in an affected places, make sure all windows and window screens are closed before you sleep. If possible try to protect yourself with netting.
• Do not joke with anti-mosquito-bite precautions. The particular Mosquitoes that transmit Zika are hard to avoid due to the fact that they bite during the day and not just in the evening. 
•   Wear long pants and long-sleeved tops to cover your skin.
• Try as much as possible to avoid mosquito-breeding sites like bodies of stagnant water.
•  Aedes mosquitoes acquire Zika from  people who have already got the virus, and continue to transmit it to others through  bites. Continue to protect yourself against any form of  mosquito bites even after you must have returned from a Zika-affected area so as to prevent the virus from becoming a global epidemic.