Showing posts with label Three British Travellers Infected With Zika Virus. Show all posts
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Sunday 24 January 2016

Three British Travellers Infected With Zika Virus

Three British travellers infected with Zika virus which has been linked to brain deformities in babies as expectant mothers warned not to travel to 22 affected countries.British travellers picked up the disease through mosquito bites while travelling in Columbia, Suriname and Guyana and are now back in the UK.


  • Pregnant women have been warned not to travel to 22 affected countries.Virus been linked to microcephaly(abnormally small brains in babies),There is currently no vaccine or drug available to prevent an infection,  


In this photograph, a baby named Luiza who suffers from microcephaly has her head measured by a doctor in Pernambuco state, Brazil. Researchers believe the disorder may be linked to the Zika virus
In this photograph, a baby named Luiza who suffers from microcephaly has her head measured by a doctor in Pernambuco state, Brazil. Researchers believe the disorder may be linked to the Zika virus