Some US scientists urged the World Health Organization (WHO) take
immediate measures to address the Zika virus, which they called a
pandemic could potentially cause an explosion.In the Journal of the American Medical Association, Daniel R Lucey and
Lawrence O Gostin called on WHO to learn from outbreaks of Ebola and
formed an emergency committee of experts contain the disease."The establishment of the committee that will accelerate the world's attention, funding, and research," wrote Lucey and GostinThe second scientist who is an expert on infectious diseases that
claim the Zika virus vaccine ready to test in two years, but may be
needed ten years before the government allowed to circulate to the
public.Zika virus is associated with shrinkage of the brain in unborn babies, causing severe brain damage or death. Zika has spread to over 20 countries and caused panic in Brazil, where thousands of people are infected.President
of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has called on the leaders of Latin American
countries to unite in the fight against the virus.
Research and analysis.
Research Zika virus, which caused the mosquito Aedes aegypti, is now carried out a group of scientists of University of Texas Medical Branch. They were analyzed in several laboratories City of Galveston, Texas, with tight security police and FBI.
"Obviously this is a very significant risk. If infection occurs in the fetus and developing brain shrinkage, we do not have the ability to change the impact of the disease. Sometimes the disease menyababkan newborns experiencing lifelong mental disorders, "said Professor Scott Weaver, director of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity to the BBC, in Galveston.
Zika virus found in monkeys in Zika Forest, Uganda, in 1947. The first case of human experience occurred in Nigeria in 1954, but is not likely to cause a major threat to human and ignored by the scientific community.
However, outbreaks on the island of Yap, Micronesia Islands, the Pacific, in 2007, attracted the attention of researchers.
According to Professor Weaver, the virus 'exploded' and affects approximately two million people in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Symptoms when Zika virus attack similar to dengue fever, including flu, eye inflammation, pain in the joints, and red dots on the skin.
In some cases, the virus can cause complications, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, which causes brain nerve paralysis.
Research and analysis.
Research Zika virus, which caused the mosquito Aedes aegypti, is now carried out a group of scientists of University of Texas Medical Branch. They were analyzed in several laboratories City of Galveston, Texas, with tight security police and FBI.
"Obviously this is a very significant risk. If infection occurs in the fetus and developing brain shrinkage, we do not have the ability to change the impact of the disease. Sometimes the disease menyababkan newborns experiencing lifelong mental disorders, "said Professor Scott Weaver, director of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity to the BBC, in Galveston.
Zika virus found in monkeys in Zika Forest, Uganda, in 1947. The first case of human experience occurred in Nigeria in 1954, but is not likely to cause a major threat to human and ignored by the scientific community.
However, outbreaks on the island of Yap, Micronesia Islands, the Pacific, in 2007, attracted the attention of researchers.
According to Professor Weaver, the virus 'exploded' and affects approximately two million people in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Symptoms when Zika virus attack similar to dengue fever, including flu, eye inflammation, pain in the joints, and red dots on the skin.
In some cases, the virus can cause complications, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, which causes brain nerve paralysis.
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