Zika virus

[hornetrider]

Nasty business. Spreading like wildfire, no known cure, and the birth defects caused are awful.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/28/zika-...

[Einion Yrth]

Rubella can be a bd too, we've learned to guard against it, even if we can't fix it.

[blinkythefish]

Einion Yrth said:

Rubella can be a bd too, we've learned to guard against it, even if we can't fix it.

Isn't there a Rubella vaccine?

[Thankyou4calling]

Here we go again.

More scare mongering with a virus that will not turn out to be quite what people are led to believe.

BSE
Swine flu
Bird flu
AIDS
Ebola
Rabies

And now another to add to the list.

[Rogue86]

Ebola still killed 11'000 people. I'd say that was a fair threat to take seriously.

[Oakey]

What was the scaremongering with AIDS?

[jshell]

Thankyou4calling said:

Here we go again.

More scare mongering with a virus that will not turn out to be quite what people are led to believe.

BSE
Swine flu
Bird flu
AIDS
Ebola
Rabies

And now another to add to the list.

Whereas I agree with you that they have not turned out too badly, I do think that that if a real 'nasty' pops up and spreads as fast as Zika then we'll have some serious problems on a global scale a la Spanish influenza.

[Thankyou4calling]

Oakey said:

What was the scaremongering with AIDS?

Do I really need to have to go into this?

[manic47]

Please explain the scaremongering then.

27,000 AIDS related deaths in Europe/US in 2013.
2.4 million people with HIV across Europe and US


Looks a problem to me, and those figures are with massive awareness of the risks.

[Jasandjules]

The question is where did it come from?

[Oakey]

Thankyou4calling said:

Do I really need to have to go into this?

Well yeah. I was born in 81 so it's not really my time

[hornetrider]

Jasandjules said:

The question is where did it come from?

I was listening to an ex WHO chief on the wireless this morning. He said that it has it's origins in Africa, but spread to the Caribbean and central America. The mosquitos can travel easily on boats amongst food shipments, as well as disease carriers flying internationally.

Five cases have been declared in Germany now. More information on the origins of the virus near the foot of this article.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35437877

[superlightr]

how long does it last in the body for? ie if a girl aged 10 gets the virus will it cause birth issues when she is say mid 20's and has a child?

[FredClogs]

They say mosquitoes have killed more humans than anything else. I do wonder why we can't just take the useless little fkers out?

[hornetrider]

FredClogs said:

They say mosquitoes have killed more humans than anything else. I do wonder why we can't just take the useless little fkers out?

Why indeed. Interesting piece here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35408835

[CrutyRammers]

manic47 said:

Please explain the scaremongering then.

27,000 AIDS related deaths in Europe/US in 2013.
2.4 million people with HIV across Europe and US


Looks a problem to me, and those figures are with massive awareness of the risks.

Yes, it'll be interesting to hear his reply.

[turbobloke]

superlightr said:

how long does it last in the body for? ie if a girl aged 10 gets the virus will it cause birth issues when she is say mid 20's and has a child?

From what I've read, the problems arise when a pregnant woman is bitten by an infected mosquito. Beyond the growing evidence of a link with microcephaly birth defects, it's said that a large majority of people experience no symptoms. The minority who do, get flu-like symptoms of fever, fatigue, headache, joint pain but with a rash as well and the possibility of temporary paralysis. After a couple of weeks the body should have dealt with it. At least, that's the general picture from health authority type sources at the moment.

Edited by turbobloke on Friday 29th January 15:46

[Clickbait]

Thankyou4calling said:

Oakey said:

What was the scaremongering with AIDS?

Do I really need to have to go into this?

Wasn't AIDS just the tip of the ice burg?

[maxxy5]

FredClogs said:

They say mosquitoes have killed more humans than anything else. I do wonder why we can't just take the useless little fkers out?

Google DDT, some people think we should still be using it.

[Europa1]

CrutyRammers said:

manic47 said:

Please explain the scaremongering then.

27,000 AIDS related deaths in Europe/US in 2013.
2.4 million people with HIV across Europe and US


Looks a problem to me, and those figures are with massive awareness of the risks.

Yes, it'll be interesting to hear his reply.

And those figures are a drop in the ocean compared to Africa.