Zika Virus Requires an Urgent Response

Ebola is a virus that was found in Africa and feared to be spread to the whole world but now there is bigger issue with this another virus, Zika. It began sweeping through South and Central America in 2014 and increased its effect on humans since the 1950s. It has been linked to serious birth defects and is threatening to invade the United States. It is crucial that the World Health Organization does not repeat its uneasy response to the Ebola crisis and act urgently to destroy this new creeping fever that may cause the world to collapse if not attended to.  

 

I take a stance to say that I am all for the World Health Organization. Not only will this help all living things from fatal diseases to encourage them it is going to be alright and they are always going to be safe. In circumstances like these it is under that our health is important but you also need to help others.  The infection of the spread of Zika has been seen to be the worst in children. It enables the babies to have a irreversible deformation of the skull.   If we as one combined all of our alliances that we will have nothing to worry about when this so called “disease that wouldn’t affect us.”  

 

This issue now becomes a world impactful event  because if it starts in South and Central America and therefore may allow the disease to just walk right in coming to another countries. For example, the number of reported cases in Brazil jumped from “147 in 2014 to nearly 4,000 in 2015”, leaving health officials with little doubt they have concluded that Zika was the one responsible.  Through recent discoveries have shown that scientists have also identified a possible link between the virus and the neurological disorder known as the Guillain-Barré syndrome. While discussing the possible cures for the tragic diseases has not been found by any vaccines, cures and tests for Zika infection. In their absence, the obvious course is to avoid mosquito bites by wearing clothes that cover arms and legs, and using air-conditioning and screens and insect repellents containing DEET. In conclusion, the World Health Organization may be the only thing we have to secure the right of knowing you have safety we are but we need to be very precautious about where you go what you touch and have to properly clean hands so you don’t eat with your hands after opening a front door.

 

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/opinion/zika-virus-requires-an-urgent-response.html?ref=topics&_r=0

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