Olympics of Rio will not be postponed or cancelled.
In a statement, the brazilian ministry of Health reiterated the arguments of the World Health Organization (WHO), according to which in August, the month during which the matches there are less mosquitoes Aedes aegypti, the bite of which is being transmitted viruses Ζίκα, τσικουνγκοÏνια, but also dengue fever, than any other month of the year.
In February, the director-general of WHO Margaret Chan had said from Rio, that public opinion should not be the concern, as in August, in Brazil the number of mosquitoes is “minimum”.
The organizing committee of the games has assured that it respects the view of the experts, but “implements” the directions of WHICH, which don’t see risks, reported yesterday by the newspaper O Globo.
As stated in the ana-MPA, the virus Ζίκα, the current epidemic which started in Brazil, is linked to thousands of cases of μικÏοκεφαλίας in infants whose mothers were infected by him in the course of their pregnancy. The WHO has pointed out that scientists agree that the Ζίκα may cause a neurological syndrome, Guillen-Barre, a rare disease that can lead to paralysis or death.
In 2015 approximately one and a half million people have been infected by 2015.
What is the virus ζίκα
The virus Ζίκα is a virus that is transmitted to people by mosquitoes of the family Aedes mosquito, particularly the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.
What picture of disease could cause?
The disease the virus can cause fever that lasts around 4-7 days, rash, joint pains, conjunctivitis (reddening of eyes), pain in muscles and headache. The disease is usually mild and generally self-medicate. Symptoms only show one in five people of those who are ill.
What is the incubation period?
The symptoms usually begin 2-7 days after bite of infected mosquito. In some cases, may occur up to 12 days after the bite.
Can the disease cause complications?
It seems that there’s enough evidence linking the disease to pregnant women with microcephaly in the newborn, although it has not yet proved a causal relationship between the two statements. Investigated also the correlation of increased incidents of Guillain–Barre disease. (The Guillain-Barre syndrome is a rare disorder in which the immune system of the patient, may harm his own nerves resulting in muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis of muscles).
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Insists Brazil: we will Not cancel the Olympics
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