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Posted: April 20 2016 at 7:04am |
Now as Zika has spread to 30 states in the U.S. the hunt begins to track the mosquitoes that carry it, ways to eliminate them, and somehow find a cure for this disease which currently has none.
Medclinician "Is there Zika in Texas? Yes, it's close to us and I would go to the point not saying if... it's when" |
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With the Zika infection episode clearing crosswise over Central and South America and thumping on America's entryway, the race is on to discover an antibody.
As of late, authorities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that a potential Zika antibody could make it to human trials before the end of the mid year, one of the quickest timetables proposed for such an immunization yet. Then, the World Health Organization (WHO) assesses that more than twelve other examination bunches the world over are likewise taking a shot at building up an antibody — a cause that is developed more critical as worries about the infection's wellbeing impacts, for example, microcephaly and a different nerve issue, keep on increasing. |
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Sexual Spread of Zika a confirmation of presence in semen.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/16-0107_article Although we did not culture infectious virus from semen, our data may indicate prolonged presence of virus in semen, which in turn could indicate a prolonged potential for sexual transmission of this flavivirus. Moreover, these findings could inform decisions regarding what control methods are implemented and which specimen types are best suited for diagnostic detection. Medclinician |
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