"The April rain, the April rain,
Comes slanting down in fitful showers,
Then from the furrow shoots the grain,
And banks are fledged with nestling flowers;
And in grey shawl and woodland bowers
The cuckoo through the April rain
Calls once again."
Mathilde Blind, April Rain
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@Tiago, Do you mean that some passengers on a flight to Brazil during the Fifa WorldCup carried the disease, after landing a few mosquitoes got a blood fix and now Brazil is in big troubles?
It befits a man to be merry and glad Until the day of his death.
Hey Guys, Let's talks about current mosquitoes bites in Brazil leading to babies who borned with an abnormal small size head. What do you thinks about the predicament there? It's possible that it turned into an outbreak?
Hi @Steve I think there are chances for outbreak if it is not controlled in time. I don't have much knowledge about it, but I'll search and discuss here. By the way we have discussed a topic in Monday night owl session in skype.
Hi @ManLearner, I got this info not so long ago: One case of Zika virus has been recorded in USA; and it has been transmitted after a sexual intercourse.
Can I just say, zika is not a new disease: It has been in Africa and Asia for decades. Only recently has the link been made between zika and Guillain-Barrê syndrome, and microcephaly.
Not a news for me as we are already facing health issues due to Dengue virus. I think, giving mere name to these viruses is not enough. I wonder why every virus originates from Africa!
I think we should not forget the commercial aspects as well like after ebola now it zika and what's next!?
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Until the day of his death.
This infographic might help:-
http://www.english-magazine.org/english-reading/english-for-science-technology/3962-science-article-zika-virus
Advanced reading:-
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/images/dynamic/EE/V19N09/art20720.pdf
http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/zika-microcephaly-Brazil-rapid-risk-assessment-Nov-2015.pdf
I think we should not forget the commercial aspects as well like after ebola now it zika and what's next!?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35529348
http://www.arphs.govt.nz/health-information/communicable-disease/dengue-fever-zika-chikungunya