Tag : Zika
Josue Zurita title : 'Devoted Christian' Father Dies of Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Repairing Homes Destroyed by Hurricane Harvey
summary : A 31-year-old Texas man who died after a flesh-eating disease ravaged his arm while he was rebuilding houses damaged by Hurricane Harvey has been remembered as a "devoted Christian father" who remained committed to his faith until the very end.
date : Oct 26, 2017 10:09 AM EDT
Zika virus and microcephaly among babies in Brazil title : Florida Declares New Area of Zika Transmission In Miami
summary : Florida officials on Thursday announced a new area of Zika transmission in the Miami region and have called on the federal government for funding to help fight the outbreak.
date : Oct 14, 2016 12:22 PM EDT
Temple in Thailand title : Abortion Can Be Made Legal for Zika Cases in Thailand
summary : The health department of Thailand announced abortion can be possible for cases of Zika virus infection.
date : Oct 10, 2016 05:57 PM EDT
Zika virus carrier mosqueto title : Zika Virus And Dengue Fever Cases Update In Miami, Travel Alert
summary : Traveling to Miami anytime soon? You might want to catch up on the latest travel alerts concerning the Zika virus and dengue fever situation there.
date : Sep 30, 2016 12:06 PM EDT
mosquitoe title : Clinton Urges U.S. Congress to Reconvene, Pass Zika Bill
summary : U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton urged federal lawmakers currently on summer recess back into session to pass a crucial funding bill to combat the Zika virus as she visited a health clinic at the heart of a local outbreak in Miami on Tuesday.
date : Aug 10, 2016 01:58 PM EDT
Zika doctors title : Zika Virus Is 'Scarier Than Initially Thought,' Billions Needed To Fight It Say U.S. Health Officials
summary : A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Monday the Zika virus is tied to more birth defects than the genetic abnormalities-related microcephaly, and the mosquitoes that can carry it are present in 30 U.S. states. Doctors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health appeared before White House reporters Monday to press their case for Congress to approve $1.9 billion in emergency funding to fight the virus.
date : Apr 11, 2016 11:57 PM EDT
title : WHO: Zika Virus to Spread Quickly Across US; Babies Birth Defect, Symptoms and Prevention Tips
summary : Increased cases of Zika virus, an emerging mosquito-borne virus first identified in Uganda in 1947, are being identified in the past week in various continents and geographies, states World Health Organization officials. People catch Zika virus by being bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito, the same type that spreads yellow fever, dengue and chikungunya. Outbreaks of this virus had been circulating through the Americas, Asia and Africa, and now is spreading.
date : Jan 25, 2016 12:17 PM EST