ZIKAWhat you need to know.

VIRAL OUTBREAKS
FREAK US OUT

But we’re also kind of…
OBSESSED
WITH IT.

MOVIES……...
There are tons of

TV SHOWS……...

AND BOOKSabout deadly
worldwide epidemics.

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
These usually result in the end of the world and a
CALY

VIRAL
Those are fictional,
but there are real
EPIDEMICShave us humans in a panic!

*Avian influenza
BIRD
FLU?
Do you recall the

*Bovine spongiform
encephalopathy
MAD COW
DISEASE?
How about

EBOLA
VIRUS.
and most recently the

ZIKA VIRUS
Well the latest outbreak
to spread fear is called the

1947 UGANDA
Zika Virus was first discovered
in the Zika Forest in Uganda.

MAY 2015
The Pan American Health Organization
issued an alert, confirming the first
Zika Virus infections in Brazil.

SPREAD
The virus continues to
at an alarming rate!

How does one contract the
ZIKA
VIRUS?

ZIKA IS SPREAD MAINLY BY
MOSQUITOES

INFECTED
Spread through an
Aedes species mosquito

BLOOD.
found in the

And can also become
infected when one
feeds on an already
infected person.

ZIKA
SPREADS:
Here are other ways

A pregnant woman can pass
Zika virus to her fetus during
PREGNANCY.

Zika Virus can be
spread by a man to his
SExUAL
PARTNERS.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION
There have been
multiple reports of
TRANSMISSION
cases in Brazil.

The most common
symptoms of Zika are:
+ RASH
+
FEVER
+JOINT PAIN
+
RED EYES

People usually don’t get sick
enough to go to the hospital,
and many people might not
realize they have been
INFECTED.

Zika virus infection during
pregnancy can cause a
serious birth defect called
MICROCEPHALY.

TYPICAL INFANT
HEAD SIZE
is a condition where
a baby’s head is
much smaller than
the expected size.
MICROCEPHALY

BABY’S BRAIN
It can occur because a
hasn’t developed properly
during the pregnancy.

SEIZURES
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
PROBLEMS WITH BALANCE
HEARING LOSS
VISION PROBLEMS
FEEDING PROBLEMS
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Babies with microcephaly
can have a range of
other problems such as:

PREVENTION

NO VACCINE
ExISTS
Currently

PROTECT
YOURSELF.
But here are
3 THINGSyou can do to

Be cautious when
TRAVELINGto areas affected by Zika.
1

BLOCK
2 Use repellent to
BUG BITES.

Don't leave open
containers of water
near your house.
3 DISCOURAGE
BREEDING

IMPORTANT
but maybe the most
PIECE
ADVICE…
of

INFORMED
Stay
CALM.
and stay

Don’t worry about your
presentation needs either
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