Obama needs to talk to `em like LBJ did... Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Zika Prevention Bill Before It Adjourns July 01, 2016 - President Barack Obama said Friday that an effective vaccine for the Zika virus could be developed in fairly short order if Congress were to quickly approve the budget needed for the research and the vaccine itself. See also: Texas Health Officials Prepare for Zika, but Local Efforts Tight June 30, 2016 The poorest parts of Houston remind Dr. Peter Hotez of some of the neighborhoods in Latin America hardest hit by Zika. Broken window screens. Limited air conditioning. Trash piles that seem to re-appear even after they're cleaned up.
Zika communicable between humans... Zika Patient in Utah Infects Caregiver July 18, 2016 - U.S. health officials say they believe that a man who recently died while infected with the Zika virus in the state of Utah passed the disease to a caregiver beforehand, raising questions about how the virus is spread.
Congress dropped the ball on zika funding, now it's here... Florida Zika Cases Trigger Alarms in Washington July 31, 2016 | Zika-carrying mosquitos are believed to have reached the U.S. mainland, with at least four cases of local transmission reported in Florida. See also: Four Zika Cases, Likely Locally Transmitted, Reported in Florida July 29, 2016 - The Southern state of Florida has reported four cases of the Zika virus, seemingly not linked to travel, Florida Governor Rick Scott told a press conference Friday.
Florida to begin sprayin' insecticide to kill zika mosquitoes... Florida to begin aerial spraying of insecticides to control Zika Tue Aug 2, 2016 - Florida will conduct an aerial insecticide spraying campaign at dawn on Wednesday in an effort to kill mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, officials in Miami-Dade County said.
Zika vaccine works with monkeys... Three Experimental Zika Vaccines Protect Rhesus Monkeys August 04, 2016 - Three experimental Zika vaccine candidates have completely protected rhesus macaque monkeys from infection, scientists announced Thursday, and human clinical trials of one of the vaccines are set to begin this fall.
Granny says, "Two more years? - we all gonna die... Top Expert: US Can Expect Zika to 'Hang Around' for 2 More Years August 21, 2016 - The United States can expect the Zika virus to "hang around" as long as two more years, with the Gulf Coast states being the most vulnerable, according to one of the country's top medical experts. See also: Officials: Zika found in South Beach; spraying not practical August 19, 2016 South Beach has been identified as a second site of Zika transmission by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, and containing it there will be difficult because high-rise buildings and strong winds make it impractical to spray the neighborhood from the air, officials said Friday.
Naled is a neuro-toxin... Aerial Spraying for Zika Stirs Controversy in Miami Beach Miami Beach city leaders are at odds with a scheduled aerial spraying of the insecticide Naled over a 1.5-square-mile infection zone.
Stop having unprotected sex in affected areas. Makes sense no? Meanwhile we can do a temporary forced breeding of bugs and fish that eat masquito larve and masquitos like western masquito fish and dragonflies in order to cause their population to explode in areas where masquitos are especially prevalent.
I never did see all the concern about Zika. It's equivalent to a minor cold (often showing no symptoms at all) if you aren't a pregnant woman, and even with pregnant women they just have a higher rate of deformed babies, not a 100% occurrence (or a majority occurrence, if I recall). It isn't a great disease by any means, but it seems like it's getting a disproportionate amount of attention for its severity. Though it's good that it's getting us talking about rendering mosquitos existence, that seems long overdue.
