With the outbreak of the Zika Virus in African countries, elimination of the presence of Zika is the first test taken by pregnant women especially in the states lining the Gulf coast. In states like Florida, Texas extra precaution is taken as several families earn their livelihood by working in offshore oil and mining companies in Mexico and Puerto Rico.
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Zika virus is spread by the daytime Aldes mosquito causing new born children to be born with abnormally huge heads. Even though the mosquitoes carrying Zika virus have not yet caused an outbreak in the United States, doctors nevertheless advise their patients to remain on the cautionary side. Patients are first asked to fill a questionnaire regarding their recent international travel to eliminate any possibility of carrying strains of Zika virus.
A group of doctors in Houston have come together and opened a special clinic to carry screening tests for Zika among pregnant women. This initiative is to help doctors keep an eye for mosquito borne illness, especially among women who are pregnant or who plan to conceive if they have recently travelled to areas affected by the outbreak. Even though no cases of Zika have been reported in the US, doctors caution patients to be liberal with the usage of mosquito repellants, creams and to use mosquito nets and other preventive measures.
Turning Grey is something that all of us dread. Till now, scientists were not clear of the reason why some people turn grey early while others have dark luscious locks for a longer period of time. Debates have blamed the reason on both stress and genetics. The real reason has eluded scientists in research for a long time.
But still further research is required to factor in the effect of this gene on various origins of people. The study says that genetics factor in around 30 percent for the cause of grey hair and other factors like stress, lifestyle and food habits contribute to the rest of the causes.
One of the deadliest virus outbreaks of recent times that took a death toll of millions of people and spread across continents is the deadly Ebola virus. Now, nearly two years after the initial spread of the virus, Guinea in Africa, one of the worst affected countries has been officially declared Ebola free by the World Health Organization (WHO). This declaration came after the country managed to go 42 days without reporting any new cases. It is to be noted that neighboring countries like Sierra Leone and Liberia, two other African countries that were hit badly by the Ebola outbreak have now been declared Ebola free.