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As the first case of the Zika virus was confirmed in the US, other countries, including India, raised an alert to guard against the spread of the mosquito-born virus. A day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared emergency over the “explosive” spread of the virus, the Indian health ministry issued detailed guidelines for combating the disease.
India needs to be particularly conscious about the spread of the disease since the mosquito that carries the virus actually thrives in the country. The Aedes Aegypti mosquito whose bite transmits the disease is the same as the one that transmits dengue and chikungunya, which is widely prevalent in India.
According to the health ministry guidelines document, “Zika virus disease has the potential for further international spread given the wide geographical distribution of the mosquito vector.” Though India has thus far not reported any case, given the large number of people suffering from dengue, Indians have to take extra care to protect themselves. Symptoms of the Zika virus disease include mild fever, headache, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, malaise, conjunctivitis; and may last for two to seven days.
Also, the mosquito behind the Zika virus seems to operate like a heat-driven missile of disease. Scientists say the hotter it gets, the better the mosquito that carries Zika virus is at transmitting a variety of dangerous illnesses. And, with the temperature rising across India, it becomes more important to take precautions and not let the Aedes Aegypti mosquito breed.
Though caution is advised, Indians need not panic. “Zika is not life-threatening like dengue and chikungunya, and it is a self-remitting disease, so — at this point — there is nothing to panic about,” says Dr Shelly Singh, senior consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Primus Hospital, Delhi.
Dr Singh admits that going by the number of dengue cases in India, there is cause for concern, because one of the problems with figuring out whether the disease exists in India is that the symptoms in a person infected by Zika are the same as those generated by dengue. “But since the virus is not indigenous to India, being careful of the vector and taking the same precautions as you would against dengue should help keep the disease at bay,” says Dr Singh. For those who travel extensively and are worried, she advises getting a basic blood test done, with special focus on IgM antibodies. An increased number of IgM antibodies may be indicative of the presence of the Zika virus.
The most important point is to avoid travelling to affected areas such as Latin American countries like Brazil, and the Caribbean, especially pregnant women and women who are planning a child. Dr Brian Levine, a New York City fertility doctor, “spent the majority of the last week counselling patients about (the) Zika virus. I’ve had to have discussions about cancelling babymoons, cancelling trips before starting in vitro fertilisation and even having husbands provide a frozen semen sample because they plan on travelling to a Zika-affected region for work.”
Also, there is a sexual means of transmitting the virus too as it lives in the semen for a long time, so it’s important to know if your partner has been to any Zika-affected region in the recent past, advises Dr Singh. As reports confirm the Texas, US, case to be transferred sexually, it becomes all the more crucial to make sure sexual partners who have visited those regions get themselves checked.
Thus far, there is no vaccine for the virus. But since it is a self-remitting disease, a person can be hopeful of being cured within a week or two, and the treatment is usually symptomatic. With respect to the concern about microcephaly — a condition in which a baby is born with an abnormally small head and brain — that has been linked to the Zika virus in Brazil (this is because there has been a 20-fold increase in microcephaly in newborns in Brazil possibly pointing to a causal relationship with the Zika virus), Dr Singh says that the tricky period is the the one between first and second trimesters for the virus to affect the unborn child and lead to microcephaly. “It’s also important to know that being infected with the Zika virus does not mean the newborn WILL have microcephaly, and neither does once having the Zika virus disease mean that future pregnancies would be affected.”
Here’s a list of the guidelines issued by the health ministry and doctors that you should keep with you:
1. Prevent mosquito breeding around houses.
2. Use mosquito repellents to protect yourself from mosquito bites.
3. Non-essential travel to the affected countries in the Latin American region and the Caribbean should be deferred/cancelled.
4. Pregnant women or women who are trying to become pregnant should defer/cancel their travel to the affected areas.
5. All travellers to the affected countries/areas should strictly follow individual protective measures, especially during the day, to prevent mosquito bites (use of mosquito repellant cream, electronic mosquito repellants, use of bed nets, and dress that appropriately covers most of the body parts).
6. Persons with co-morbid conditions (diabetes, hypertension, chronic respiratory illness, immunity disorders, etc.) should seek advice from the nearest health facility, prior to travel to an affected country.
7. Travellers who complain of fever within two weeks of return from an affected country should report to the nearest health facility.
8. Pregnant women who have travelled to areas with Zika virus transmission should mention about their travel during ante-natal visits in order to be assessed and monitored appropriately.
As
the first case of the Zika virus was confirmed in the US, other
countries, including India, raised an alert to guard against the spread
of the mosquito-born virus. A day after the World Health Organisation
(WHO) declared emergency over the “explosive” spread of the virus, the
Indian health ministry issued detailed guidelines for combating the
disease.
India needs to be particularly conscious about the spread of the
disease since the mosquito that carries the virus actually thrives in
the country. The Aedes Aegypti mosquito whose bite transmits the disease
is the same as the one that transmits dengue and chikungunya, which is
widely prevalent in India.
Also read: All you need to know about the Zika virus
According to the health ministry guidelines document, “Zika virus
disease has the potential for further international spread given the
wide geographical distribution of the mosquito vector.” Though India has
thus far not reported any case, given the large number of people
suffering from dengue, Indians have to take extra care to protect
themselves. Symptoms of the Zika virus disease include mild fever,
headache, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, malaise, conjunctivitis; and
may last for two to seven days.
Also, the mosquito behind the Zika virus seems to operate like a
heat-driven missile of disease. Scientists say the hotter it gets, the
better the mosquito that carries Zika virus is at transmitting a variety
of dangerous illnesses. And, with the temperature rising across India,
it becomes more important to take precautions and not let the Aedes
Aegypti mosquito breed.
Though caution is advised, Indians need not panic. “Zika is not
life-threatening like dengue and chikungunya, and it is a self-remitting
disease, so — at this point — there is nothing to panic about,” says Dr
Shelly Singh, senior consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Primus
Hospital, Delhi.
Dr Singh admits that going by the number of dengue cases in India,
there is cause for concern, because one of the problems with figuring
out whether the disease exists in India is that the symptoms in a person
infected by Zika are the same as those generated by dengue. “But since
the virus is not indigenous to India, being careful of the vector and
taking the same precautions as you would against dengue should help keep
the disease at bay,” says Dr Singh. For those who travel extensively
and are worried, she advises getting a basic blood test done, with
special focus on IgM antibodies. An increased number of IgM antibodies
may be indicative of the presence of the Zika virus.
The most important point is to avoid travelling to affected areas
such as Latin American countries like Brazil, and the Caribbean,
especially pregnant women and women who are planning a child. Dr Brian
Levine, a New York City fertility doctor, “spent the majority of the
last week counselling patients about (the) Zika virus. I’ve had to have
discussions about cancelling babymoons, cancelling trips before starting
in vitro fertilisation and even having husbands provide a frozen semen
sample because they plan on travelling to a Zika-affected region for
work.”
Also, there is a sexual means of transmitting the virus too as it
lives in the semen for a long time, so it’s important to know if your
partner has been to any Zika-affected region in the recent past, advises
Dr Singh. As reports confirm the Texas, US, case to be transferred
sexually, it becomes all the more crucial to make sure sexual partners
who have visited those regions get themselves checked.
Thus far, there is no vaccine for the virus. But since it is a
self-remitting disease, a person can be hopeful of being cured within a
week or two, and the treatment is usually symptomatic. With respect to
the concern about microcephaly — a condition in which a baby is born
with an abnormally small head and brain — that has been linked to the
Zika virus in Brazil (this is because there has been a 20-fold increase
in microcephaly in newborns in Brazil possibly pointing to a causal
relationship with the Zika virus), Dr Singh says that the tricky period
is the the one between first and second trimesters for the virus to
affect the unborn child and lead to microcephaly. “It’s also important
to know that being infected with the Zika virus does not mean the
newborn WILL have microcephaly, and neither does once having the Zika
virus disease mean that future pregnancies would be affected.”
Here’s a list of the guidelines issued by the health ministry and doctors that you should keep with you:
1. Prevent mosquito breeding around houses.
2. Use mosquito repellents to protect yourself from mosquito bites.
3. Non-essential travel to the affected countries in the Latin American region and the Caribbean should be deferred/cancelled.
4. Pregnant women or women who are trying to become pregnant should defer/cancel their travel to the affected areas.
5. All travellers to the affected countries/areas should strictly follow
individual protective measures, especially during the day, to prevent
mosquito bites (use of mosquito repellant cream, electronic mosquito
repellants, use of bed nets, and dress that appropriately covers most of
the body parts).
6. Persons with co-morbid conditions (diabetes, hypertension, chronic
respiratory illness, immunity disorders, etc.) should seek advice from
the nearest health facility, prior to travel to an affected country.
7. Travellers who complain of fever within two weeks of return from an
affected country should report to the nearest health facility.
8. Pregnant women who have travelled to areas with Zika virus
transmission should mention about their travel during ante-natal visits
in order to be assessed and monitored appropriately.
- See more at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/the-zika-virus-disease-and-india-health-guidelines-and-facts-you-should-know/#sthash.9U0i5tWj.dpuf
As
the first case of the Zika virus was confirmed in the US, other
countries, including India, raised an alert to guard against the spread
of the mosquito-born virus. A day after the World Health Organisation
(WHO) declared emergency over the “explosive” spread of the virus, the
Indian health ministry issued detailed guidelines for combating the
disease.
India needs to be particularly conscious about the spread of the
disease since the mosquito that carries the virus actually thrives in
the country. The Aedes Aegypti mosquito whose bite transmits the disease
is the same as the one that transmits dengue and chikungunya, which is
widely prevalent in India.
Also read: All you need to know about the Zika virus
According to the health ministry guidelines document, “Zika virus
disease has the potential for further international spread given the
wide geographical distribution of the mosquito vector.” Though India has
thus far not reported any case, given the large number of people
suffering from dengue, Indians have to take extra care to protect
themselves. Symptoms of the Zika virus disease include mild fever,
headache, skin rash, muscle and joint pain, malaise, conjunctivitis; and
may last for two to seven days.
Also, the mosquito behind the Zika virus seems to operate like a
heat-driven missile of disease. Scientists say the hotter it gets, the
better the mosquito that carries Zika virus is at transmitting a variety
of dangerous illnesses. And, with the temperature rising across India,
it becomes more important to take precautions and not let the Aedes
Aegypti mosquito breed.
Though caution is advised, Indians need not panic. “Zika is not
life-threatening like dengue and chikungunya, and it is a self-remitting
disease, so — at this point — there is nothing to panic about,” says Dr
Shelly Singh, senior consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Primus
Hospital, Delhi.
Dr Singh admits that going by the number of dengue cases in India,
there is cause for concern, because one of the problems with figuring
out whether the disease exists in India is that the symptoms in a person
infected by Zika are the same as those generated by dengue. “But since
the virus is not indigenous to India, being careful of the vector and
taking the same precautions as you would against dengue should help keep
the disease at bay,” says Dr Singh. For those who travel extensively
and are worried, she advises getting a basic blood test done, with
special focus on IgM antibodies. An increased number of IgM antibodies
may be indicative of the presence of the Zika virus.
The most important point is to avoid travelling to affected areas
such as Latin American countries like Brazil, and the Caribbean,
especially pregnant women and women who are planning a child. Dr Brian
Levine, a New York City fertility doctor, “spent the majority of the
last week counselling patients about (the) Zika virus. I’ve had to have
discussions about cancelling babymoons, cancelling trips before starting
in vitro fertilisation and even having husbands provide a frozen semen
sample because they plan on travelling to a Zika-affected region for
work.”
Also, there is a sexual means of transmitting the virus too as it
lives in the semen for a long time, so it’s important to know if your
partner has been to any Zika-affected region in the recent past, advises
Dr Singh. As reports confirm the Texas, US, case to be transferred
sexually, it becomes all the more crucial to make sure sexual partners
who have visited those regions get themselves checked.
Thus far, there is no vaccine for the virus. But since it is a
self-remitting disease, a person can be hopeful of being cured within a
week or two, and the treatment is usually symptomatic. With respect to
the concern about microcephaly — a condition in which a baby is born
with an abnormally small head and brain — that has been linked to the
Zika virus in Brazil (this is because there has been a 20-fold increase
in microcephaly in newborns in Brazil possibly pointing to a causal
relationship with the Zika virus), Dr Singh says that the tricky period
is the the one between first and second trimesters for the virus to
affect the unborn child and lead to microcephaly. “It’s also important
to know that being infected with the Zika virus does not mean the
newborn WILL have microcephaly, and neither does once having the Zika
virus disease mean that future pregnancies would be affected.”
Here’s a list of the guidelines issued by the health ministry and doctors that you should keep with you:
1. Prevent mosquito breeding around houses.
2. Use mosquito repellents to protect yourself from mosquito bites.
3. Non-essential travel to the affected countries in the Latin American region and the Caribbean should be deferred/cancelled.
4. Pregnant women or women who are trying to become pregnant should defer/cancel their travel to the affected areas.
5. All travellers to the affected countries/areas should strictly follow
individual protective measures, especially during the day, to prevent
mosquito bites (use of mosquito repellant cream, electronic mosquito
repellants, use of bed nets, and dress that appropriately covers most of
the body parts).
6. Persons with co-morbid conditions (diabetes, hypertension, chronic
respiratory illness, immunity disorders, etc.) should seek advice from
the nearest health facility, prior to travel to an affected country.
7. Travellers who complain of fever within two weeks of return from an
affected country should report to the nearest health facility.
8. Pregnant women who have travelled to areas with Zika virus
transmission should mention about their travel during ante-natal visits
in order to be assessed and monitored appropriately.
- See more at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/the-zika-virus-disease-and-india-health-guidelines-and-facts-you-should-know/#sthash.9U0i5tWj.dpuf
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