March 24, 201610 yr comment_3701 The Southern Nevada Health District confirms that a Clark County resident has tested positive for the Zika virus.The patient who became infected is a man who recently traveled to Guatemala.http://mynews4.com/news/nation-world/clark-county-resident-tests-positive-for-zika-virus Edited March 24, 201610 yr by niman Report
March 24, 201610 yr Author comment_3702 Clark County resident reportedly tests positive for Zika virusBY AUBREY CLERKIN THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH 2016The Zika virus (Image courtesy: James Gathany/CDC/MGN)MORE MEDIALAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — The Southern Nevada Health District confirms that a Clark County resident has tested positive for the Zika virus.The patient who became infected is a man who recently traveled to Guatemala."The Health District has been actively monitoring all developments related to the Zika virus and testing potential patients in accordance with CDC guidelines," said Dr. Joe Iser, Chief Health Officer for the Southern Nevada Health District.Zika virus spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito and can be passed from person to person through sex from a man to his partners. It can also be passed from mother to her baby during pregnancy, and the possibility that it can spread through blood transfusions is being investigated.Symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis, muscle pain and headaches. Most often the virus is mild and does not require hospitalization. Four out of five people infected will not know they are carrying the virus.Currently, there is no vaccine for Zika and it can cause birth defects.For more information about the virus, travel restrictions and the impact the virus can have on a pregnancy, check out theCDC website. Report
LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — The Southern Nevada Health District confirms that a Clark County resident has tested positive for the Zika virus.The patient who became infected is a man who recently traveled to Guatemala."The Health District has been actively monitoring all developments related to the Zika virus and testing potential patients in accordance with CDC guidelines," said Dr. Joe Iser, Chief Health Officer for the Southern Nevada Health District.Zika virus spreads through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito and can be passed from person to person through sex from a man to his partners. It can also be passed from mother to her baby during pregnancy, and the possibility that it can spread through blood transfusions is being investigated.Symptoms include fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis, muscle pain and headaches. Most often the virus is mild and does not require hospitalization. Four out of five people infected will not know they are carrying the virus.Currently, there is no vaccine for Zika and it can cause birth defects.For more information about the virus, travel restrictions and the impact the virus can have on a pregnancy, check out theCDC website.
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