Small Brain 'Zombie Virus' To Spread Across America's

[cronus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35399403

Zika virus: Outbreak 'likely to spread across Americas' says WHO

The Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization has warned.

The infection, which causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache, has already been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America.
It has been linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains and some countries have advised women not to get pregnant.

No treatment or vaccine is available.

(continued....no change there then?)

[mistermack]

This is the saddest story for years. I'm cynical about most things, but to see babies born less than perfect does get to me.
And even sadder, it's happening in countries that frown on or forbid abortion, where the catholic church wields the political power.

This mosquito is hard to guard against, because it bites in the daytime.
The malarial mosquito bites at night, when you can guard against it with a net.

But it's pretty difficult to guard against one that likes houses and bites during the day.
Perhaps they can develop an effective repellent, that pregnant women can douse themselves in, although that might have it's own dangers.

[pErvinalia]

Small brains are pretty common in the US I've heard.

[Brian Peacock]

Being raised from the dead ain't a big deal.

[mistermack]

I'm beginning to feel sorry for George W.

With hindsight, he was probably the first case.
He was just lucky to be born in the US. In other countries, he would have been considered backward.

[pErvinalia]

[laklak]

Dear God, if this happens Trump has a lock on President For Life.

[MrJonno]

No vaccine for it yet, but there is an ethical dilemma in using it on people who can't possible get sick (ie men and a large % of women) to protect those who can (ie women of child bearing age)

[Svartalf]

that's assuming that being infected once when "safe" protects you from the side effects later, the disease is too new for us to know anything about that, for all we know it makes women barren or unable to bear normal children.

[pErvinalia]

Only an ethical dilemma in Jonno's selfish world view...

[MrJonno]

Only non an ethical problem in the fantasy left wing world where people actually give a shit about whether those unrelated to them live or die

[pErvinalia]

Non-sequitur. Fathers and mothers will be innoculated for the benefit of their future children.

[rainbow]

[pErvinalia]

Non-sequitur. Fathers and mothers will be innoculated for the benefit of their future children.

Actually, I think my reply was a non-sequitur. In any case, discussing ethics with Jonno is likely to be joke. Not going to bother.

[Tyrannical]

Small brains are pretty common in the US I've heard.

I forget, was it year nine or ten that you dropped out of school......