![]() Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).Continuing Education and Workforce Development.That includes protecting yourself from mosquito bites and limiting sexual contact.įor more information on the Zika virus visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Use precautions to prevent spreading the virus to others when returning home.Use Environmental Protection Agency-registered insect repellents containing one of the following: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus (para-menthane-3,8-diol). Liberally apply bug spray to prevent bites.Treat your clothing with permethrin or buy pretreated items. Wear long pants and long sleeves when outdoors.That's when mosquitoes that spread the virus are most likely to bite. To protect yourself, use precautions such as staying indoors and inside screened areas when possible."Fortunately, scientists are hard at work trying to understand all of the real risks."įeyma offers the following tips to those who are traveling to Rio: "I don't want to scare people, but one of my concerns is that the virus might begin to spread through mosquito transmission here," Feyma said. Even more concerning, if a mosquito bites someone who is infected, it can get infected, bite other people, and possibly infect them (though such a case hasn't yet been seen in the U.S.). ![]() After it's contracted, men who have the virus can pass it through sexual transmission. ![]() That's concerning, Feyma said, because people could unknowingly bring the virus back to the U.S. Sometimes people who get the virus don't show any symptoms at all. Unfortunately, there is no treatment to reverse microcephaly after it has occurred. The medical needs of children with microcephaly can be high. ![]() Gillette treats conditions related to microcephaly such as cerebral palsy, seizures and developmental disabilities. Women who have been pregnant while contracting the virus have given birth to babies with microcephaly ? a condition associated with an abnormally small head and, more specifically, a small brain. "I just worry they'll bring Zika back with them and pass it to women who are in their early pregnancy." "For the majority of tourists, the worst they'll encounter if they get the Zika virus are symptoms similar to a cold or the flu," Feyma said. He also echoes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's caution, and advises that returning travelers may unknowingly bring Zika back to the U.S. (Watch a video of Feyma talking about Zika and the Olympics.) He believes the impact of the virus can be detrimental, especially among women who are pregnant or considering becoming pregnant. Timothy Feyma, M.D., a Gillette pediatric neurologist, heeded his own advice in recent weeks when he canceled a trip with his wife, who is pregnant, to southern Florida ? an area where mosquitoes that carry Zika ( Aedes aegypti and albopictus) live. ![]()
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