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Extremely worrying news when the World Health Organisation (W.H.O) has issued warnings that this virus is 'spreading explosively'.The Zika virus is transmitted by a certain breed of mosquito
Currently the Zika Virus is in 23 countries in the Americas... and the reason for alarm is fourfold.....
*1) The possible association of infection with birth malformations and neurological syndromes.
*2) The potential for further international spread given the wide geographical distribution of the mosquito vector.
*3) The lack of population immunity in newly affected areas.
*4) The absence of vaccines.....
Pregnant woman are being advised not to travel to the countries affected ....as this virus causes awful defects in the unborn child.
Another worry is the risk of the disease spreading to Europe. Mosquitos breeding in Italy.Spain etc etc.. can become carriers if prevailing weather conditions (El Nino) continue
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Just read this.
"Even as athletes grow increasingly concerned about the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, the organizing committee for the August Olympics in Rio de Janeiro said it will charge national delegations to have mosquito screens on athletes’ rooms.
The screens, one measure Brazilians are using to help ward off the mosquito that is the primary transmitter of Zika, will be installed in communal areas “where required” but only affixed to lodging if national delegations decide to pay for it, said Philip Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 organizing committee.
The committee did not say how much the screens would cost or what type they would use. Low-end screens attached to windows with Velcro can cost as little as $15 while more rigid and durable screens can cost over $100."
If I were in these countries delegation, I would give rise the choice, do it or we pull out.
"Even as athletes grow increasingly concerned about the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, the organizing committee for the August Olympics in Rio de Janeiro said it will charge national delegations to have mosquito screens on athletes’ rooms.
The screens, one measure Brazilians are using to help ward off the mosquito that is the primary transmitter of Zika, will be installed in communal areas “where required” but only affixed to lodging if national delegations decide to pay for it, said Philip Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 organizing committee.
The committee did not say how much the screens would cost or what type they would use. Low-end screens attached to windows with Velcro can cost as little as $15 while more rigid and durable screens can cost over $100."
If I were in these countries delegation, I would give rise the choice, do it or we pull out.
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As much as it is every sportsmans dream of representing their country in the Olympics, I would have great reservations about doing so in Rio....
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I started this thread in January of this year. Yesterday the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the Zika virus DOES cause severe birth defects, including microcephaly.
Hundreds of babies were born in Brazil last year with microcephaly, a syndrome where children are born with unusually small heads.
The defects coincided with a spike in Zika infections, leading experts to suspect the mosquito-borne virus. It has taken 3 months for the best scientists in the world to confirm this. Truly worrying news
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I first posted about the Zika Virus in January of this year....discussions throughout this thread raised concerns regarding the Olympics...Well what do you know...70 days before the Olympics start, scientists worldwide are calling for them to be moved /cancelled or postponed....
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It's all over the news but there is no way they will move the Games now. Far too many brown envelopes have changed hands....
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@jonsie wrote:It's all over the news but there is no way they will move the Games now. Far too many brown envelopes have changed hands....
I know... an eminent Harvard professor stated sarcastically....hey they will not stop this Brazilian Party....they will just sweep everything away....it's not the men in grey suits who have to worry is it?
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Exactly that but I think female athletes around the world should seriously consider whether they risk the potential consequences of competing.
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Shoddy construction, delay after delay, and a Zika pandemic ready to go global.
The Olympics should have been stripped from rio 2 years ago. What is the point if standby cities if the pussies at the IOC are too scared to use them?
The Olympics should have been stripped from rio 2 years ago. What is the point if standby cities if the pussies at the IOC are too scared to use them?
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What I found particularly distasteful tonight was all the sporting 'experts' on every news channel I watched tended to downplay it. It made a mockery of what their own presenters were reporting. I don't think the 150 international scientists, doctors and medical ethicists from such institutions as Oxford University and Harvard and Yale universities in the United States have any reason to lie!. Apparently new evidence has 'come to light' about the virus.
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@jonsie Has reported in the Lounge about 5 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Thailand. On BBC news this morning we are told there are an 'unprecedented' amount of women asking for abortions in Latin American countries.....I suspect we will see thousands more...
