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wth, are pregnant women competing in Olympics?
by hrathi 10y ago
wth, are pregnant women competing in Olympics?
- abhi3 10y agoAnyone can get infected, travel back to their country and pass on the virus through mosquito bites.
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- labster 10y agoZika can also be transmitted by sex.
- sangnoir 10y agoNot true - Zika is spread by a specific mosquito species (Aedes aegypt) that is not found everywhere[1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti#/media/File:Global_Aedes_aegypti_distribution_(e08347).png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_aegypti#/media/File:Glob...
- Fomite 10y agoIt's unknown how long a Zika infection puts one at risk for negative birth outcomes. There are a number of young women competing in the Olympics who would like to have children. Then there's the partners of male Olympic athletes (who might either visit to cheer on their partner or get it from sexual contact), tourists, etc.
- ars 10y agoZika also sometimes causes Guillain-Barré syndrome.