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Zika Virus Invades US, 20 States Infected #ZikaVirus

Posted in Disease, mosquito, states, Twitter, USA, Zika, tagged #ZikaVirus, Aedes Aegypti mosquito, CDC, Central America, continental US, disease, Global Health Crisis, infectious, infectious disease, mosquitoes, public health emergency, sick, South America, U.S. travelers, US, virus, World Health Organization, Zika, Zika Virus on February 11, 2016| 3 Comments »

Zika Virus Invades US, 20 States Infected. #ZikaVirus

Another public health emergency affecting the US by the Aedes aegypti, the primary mosquito responsible for spreading Zika virus. Currently, there is not a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus.

Zika cases confirmed amongst two pregnant women in Illinois and three people in Florida: https://t.co/Xre8nbjyRr via @danielatlarge

— Edelman DC Health (@EdelmanHealthDC) January 21, 2016

First case of Zika identified in Alabama as it emerges the virus has spread to 20 US stateshttps://t.co/bQHQeM9Axn

— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) February 10, 2016

View an interactive map that shows how the #ZikaVirus made its way to the U.S. https://t.co/e5n1cw8FhR —@Dina_Maron, graphics by @unamandita

— Scientific American (@sciam) January 27, 2016

US Records First Sexually Transmitted Case of Zika https://t.co/EZp4PYY88z pic.twitter.com/ZtdAFrpJer

— Voice of America (@VOANews) February 3, 2016

The spread of Zika virus Map via The Economist https://t.co/MBbe6i6a8d #ZikaVirus #US #Map #Zika pic.twitter.com/vEnbxlzbyO

— Geopolitical Monitor (@GPMonitor) January 28, 2016

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Chagas Disease Now Found In USA Via Latin America

Posted in America, Disease, News by Spellbound84, USA, tagged 'New HIV/AIDS of the Americas, America, CDC, Chagas, Chagas Disease, Kissing bug, Latin America, Mexico, parasitic infections, Texas, Triatomine bugs, Trypanosoma cruzi, usa, Wall on December 2, 2015| 1 Comment »

Chagas Disease Now Found In USA Via Latin America.

This parasite comes from people in Latin America who are not properly screened before entering the USA. Maybe these people are sneaking into America. They are calling it Chagas, the ‘New HIV/AIDS of the Americas’, nears New York. Wonderful, I see it is in my State of New Jersey already.

Build a Huge Wall Between Mexico and the USA Now.

Protecting Americans from Chagas Disease, an Emerging Health Threat, CDC

#Drudge: Dangerous Chagas Disease Widespread in Southern US… https://t.co/RfGNTFFoae #News_Monsta

— News_Monsta (@News_Monsta) December 2, 2015

5 things to know about the deadly 'kissing bug' and Chagas disease: https://t.co/b7RTVjpk9g pic.twitter.com/9hrOl5USzq

— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) November 25, 2015

Hidden Threat: The Kissing Bug and Chagas Disease | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth https://t.co/zfHDGebbJH via @nbcdfw

— Sarah (@PoliticalPixie) November 23, 2015

Just out from @BCM_TropMed What you need to know about the kissing bug and #Chagas disease | https://t.co/iEDUkFQ1wo via @bcmhouston

— Dr. Peter J. Hotez (@PeterHotez) November 30, 2015

US Blood Banks Only Test First-Time Donors for #Chagas Disease – blood donors not subsequently screened for T. cruzi https://t.co/x9rropIWdt

— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) November 25, 2015