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MEDICAL: DISEASES: ZIKA VIRUS :
COUNTRIES: GREAT BRITAIN:
Zika Virus FROM National Heslth Service (NHS), UK
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Zika Virus
FROM National Heslth Service (NHS), UK
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/zika-virus/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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Introduction
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Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes. For most people it is a
very mild infection and isn't harmful.
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However, it may be more serious for pregnant women, as there's evidence it
causes birth defects in particular, abnormally small heads (microcephaly).
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Zika does not naturally occur in the UK. Zika outbreaks have been reported
in the Pacific region, and the virus has now spread to South and Central
America and the Caribbean.
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Experts predict that Zika virus will spread to all countries in the
Americas (including the Caribbean), with the exception of Chile and
Canada.
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People travelling to affected areas should seek travel health advice
before their trip.
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It is recommended that pregnant women postpone non-essential travel to
areas with active Zika virus transmission. These are areas where cases of
Zika virus disease have been acquired locally, through mosquito bites, and
reported by health authorities within the last three months.
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If you travel to an affected area, you can reduce your risk of catching
the virus by using insect repellent and wearing loose clothing that covers
your arms and legs.
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Read on to find out:
Symptoms of Zika virus infection
How you catch Zika virus infection
Reducing your risk of Zika virus infection
Advice for pregnant women
If you are trying to get pregnant
How Zika virus infection is treated
Zika virus and blood donation
Zika virus and Guillain-Barrsyndrome
Information about you
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Further reading
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Symptoms of Zika virus infection
Most people don't have any symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they are
usually mild and last around two to seven days.
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Commonly reported symptoms include:
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rash
itching all over the body
fever
headache
joint pain (with possible swelling, mainly in the smaller joints of the
hands and feet)
muscle pain
conjunctivitis (red eyes)
lower back pain
pain behind the eyes
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How you catch Zika virus infection
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Most cases of Zika virus disease are spread by infected mosquitoes biting
humans. Unlike the mosquitoes that spread malaria, affected mosquitoes
(the Aedes mosquito) are most active during the day, especially during
mid-morning, then late-afternoon to dusk.
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There have been a small number of reports of Zika virus being passed on
through sexual intercourse (from a man to a woman or from a man to a man),
although the risk is thought to be low.
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Reducing your risk of Zika virus infection
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Before travelling, seek travel health advice from your GP/practice nurse
or a travel clinic ideally four to six weeks before you go. Detailed
travel health advice for your destination is also available from the
National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) website or the
Scottish travel health service fitfortravel.
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Additional Topics Covered in This Artcle:
How you catch Zika virus infection
Reducing your risk of Zika virus infection
Advice for pregnant women
Public Health England (PHE) provides regular updates about the current
spread of the disease.
Advice for women trying to get pregnant
How Zika virus infection is treated
Zika virus and blood donation
Zika virus and Guillain-Barrsyndrome
Information about you
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Further reading
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Public Health England. Zika virus: travel advice for pregnant women.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/
zika-virus-updated-travel-advice-for-pregnant-women
OR
http://tinyurl.com/ze2httw
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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Q&As on Zika and
pregnancy.
https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/news/
rcog-statement-and-qa-zika-virus-infection-and-pregnancy/
OR
http://tinyurl.com/zegx7fd
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World Health Organization. Zika virus fact sheet.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/zika/en/
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Travel Health Pro. Zika virus update and advice for travellers including
pregnant women.
http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/
zika-virus-update-and-advice-for-travellers-including-pregnant-women/
OR
http://tinyurl.com/hdxgxhm
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European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Countries with
active Zika virus transmission.
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/zika_virus_infection/zika-outbreak/
Pages/Zika-countries-with-transmission.aspx
OR
http://tinyurl.com/z6uxg96
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Best use of medicines in pregnancy. Zika virus.
http://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/Medicine--pregnancy/Zika-virus/
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