CDC Advises Pregnant Women to Avoid Olympics
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Topic: CDC Advises Pregnant Women to Avoid Olympics
Posted By: Albert
Subject: CDC Advises Pregnant Women to Avoid Olympics
Date Posted: February 27 2016 at 9:14pm
Luckily the U.S. has the CDC advising pregnant women not to attend the Olympics. Unfortunately a lot of countries don't have an organization like the CDC, and depend on the WHO for guidance. If you google anything relating to the WHO cautioning travelers at all about attending the Olympics there is no news anywhere. Not even a caution for pregnant women. The WHO is fully prepared to allow pregnant women to unknowingly travel to Brazil. A pretty despicable act. Mark my words that the WHO will come under fire after the Olympics for failing to warn travelers and it will be the end of Margaret Chan. It's all about money and politics with them. Believe me, for every microcephaly case resulting from pregnant women traveling to the Olympics, we will have a special tally keeping track on here for the "WHO related microcephaly cases".  CDC Advises Pregnant Women to Avoid Traveling to 2016 Olympics in BrazilWith the Zika virus continuing to spread across the Americas after starting in Brazil, the http://abcnews.go.com/topics/lifestyle/health/center-for-disease-control.htm - Center for Disease Control recommended today that pregnant women avoid traveling to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
The CDC released guidance on how to avoid the Zika outbreak for people
traveling to Brazil for the games, advising pregnant women who must
travel to the country to "strictly follow steps to prevent mosquito
bites during the trip." The CDC also warned against the sexual transmission of Zika if a male partner is traveling to Brazil. "Either use condoms the right way, every time, or do not have sex during your pregnancy," the agency saidThe International Olympic Committee said earlier this month that Rio de Janiero will be a "safe environment" for the summer games. "We remain confident that there will be a safe environment for successful and enjoyable Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro," the committee said in the statement. The http://abcnews.go.com/topics/sports/olympics/united-states-olympic-committee.htm - U.S. Olympic Committee announced on Feb. 8 that it "will not" stop American athletes from traveling to Brazil for the Olympics. http://abcnews.go.com/US/cdc-advises-pregnant-women-avoid-traveling-2016-olympics/story?id=37234894 ------------- https://www.facebook.com/Avianflutalk |
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Posted By: CRS, DrPH
Date Posted: February 28 2016 at 11:28am
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Albert, as you counseled, I am glad we live in a country where termination of a malformed fetus is at least an option. At least two pregnant women in the United States infected with the https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/what-is-zika/cc5bbbe0-8033-4090-8155-aa2b8c12f16b_note.html - Zikavirus have chosen to have abortions in recent months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, while two others have suffered miscarriages. One woman gave birth to an infant with https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/what-is-microcephaly/ccb7d6e0-d8b3-404e-985e-bc9a5605676a_note.html - serious birth defects, while two others delivered healthy infants. Two are still pregnant. http://https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/02/26/after-zika-diagnosis-at-least-two-u-s-women-chose-to-have-abortions-cdc-says/ - http://https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/02/26/after-zika-diagnosis-at-least-two-u-s-women-chose-to-have-abortions-cdc-says/
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