Zika

Florida’s Bummer Summer Continues as Zika Believed To Have Spread to Miami Beach [Update: It Did]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already issued one Zika-related travel advisory in the United States, but that soon may expand to one of our country’s largest summer party cities. STAT spoke with an anonymous health official who said that a number of cases that have popped up in Florida that can…

Tech News Carli Velocci Aug 18

Should Christmas in Miami Be Canceled Because of Zika?

Zika is officially here, with fifteen confirmed cases in the Miami neighborhood of Wynwood over the past week. On Monday, the CDC told pregnant women not to travel to this neighborhood, marking the first time the government agency has issued such a travel warning within the United States. It is likely Miami will see more…

Health Maddie Stone Aug 3

The Florida Zika Outbreak Is Looking Worse and Worse

This morning, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that 10 more people in Florida have contracted the Zika virus, likely through mosquito bites, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 14 cases. Citing the increase, the governor also asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to mobilize an Emergency Response Team to help the…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman Aug 1

Florida Governor Says Mosquitoes Are Spreading Zika in This Miami Neighborhood

At a dramatic press conference held earlier today, Governor Rick Scott said Florida is the first state in the US to see locally transmitted Zika virus. The evidence is circumstantial at best, but officials aren’t taking any chances. Florida has become the first state in our country to have a local transmission of the Zika…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jul 29

The Zika Epidemic Has Been Given a Three-Year Expiration Date

Models produced by researchers at Imperial College London indicate that the ongoing Zika epidemic in parts of Latin American will likely burn itself out within three years. Finally, we have some good news to share about this dreadful disease. A new report published in Science concludes that the Zika epidemic will largely come to an…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jul 15

The CDC Will Pay You For Zika-Infected Semen

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collecting semen from hundreds of Zika-infected men to figure out how long the sexually transmitted virus lingers in the body. Zika is primarily transmitted by infected mosquitoes, but it can also spread through sexual contact. Virus particles remain in the body even after symptoms have disappeared, but…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jul 14

Government-Funded Zika Study to Use Olympic Athletes as Guinea Pigs

In an effort to learn more about the dreaded disease, the National Institutes of Health is funding a study in which a group of US athletes, coaches, and staff will be monitored for exposure to the Zika virus while attending the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil. Earlier this year, the US Olympic Committee…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jul 5

The List of Zika Birth Defects Is Even Longer Than We Thought

Since the Centers for Disease Control confirmed that the Zika virus could cause microcephaly in newborns, the list of the effects of the virus only continues to grow. According to Scientific American, research to be presented at a teratology conference in San Antonio, Texas, next week states that babies born seemingly healthy after exposure to…

Tech News Carli Velocci Jun 25

A Zika Vaccine Is Now Ready for Human Test Subjects

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has granted clinical trial approval for an experimental Zika vaccine. The drug, which will be tested on a small sampling of human participants, arrives a mere five months after the World Health Organization declared Zika a public health emergency. The vaccine, named GLS-5700, is a collaborative effort…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jun 20

Zika Can Cause Birth Defects Even If Mothers Show No Symptoms

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that Zika-infected women who are in their third trimester have virtually no chance of having children with microcephaly. Troublingly, the same study shows that women who exhibit no symptoms can still give birth to babies with brain abnormalities. The Zika virus has been…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jun 16

7 Bullshit Cures For Zika That Are Spreading Online

The Zika virus has officially spread to over 50 countries, including the United States. And like public health threats of the past, there are plenty of hucksters trying to sell “natural” remedies for Zika online. But they’re all bullshit. “There are no FDA-approved medical products for the Zika virus,” FDA Press Officer Tara Goodwin told…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 16

Freezing Your Sperm For the Olympics Is a Silly Thing to Do

In preparation for the upcoming Olympics in Brazil, a British long jump champion is planning to freeze his sperm just in case he contracts Zika. It’s meant as a precaution to prevent any future children from developing birth defects, but in reality it’s a complete overreaction based on unfounded fears. Writing in Standard Issue Magazine,…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jun 8

Journalists Are Backing Out of the Olympics Over Zika

Athletes have already expressed concern about traveling to the heart of the Zika outbreak to compete in this summer’s Olympics. Now journalists are opting out entirely. Several NBC employees will not travel to Brazil to cover the games, including Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, who announced today that she’s pregnant. The CDC made a recommendation in…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 7

Idiot Who Says Zika Is a Conspiracy Still Wants You to Buy His Bug Spray

Websites like Natural News accuse the Centers for Disease Control of orchestrating a global conspiracy around the Zika virus. Specifically, they claim that the illnesses and birth defects that people are seeing have nothing to do with the virus, but instead have something to do with “chemicals” and vaccines. But Natural News still wants you…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 7

A Beautiful Illustration of Something Quite Horrible

Up until a few months ago, we knew virtually nothing about the Zika virus—or what it even looked like. But a beautiful new illustration by David S. Goodsell reveals its hidden details, while also showing how the dreaded virus goes to work. Scientists have been hard at work trying to untangle the mystery that is…

Tech News George Dvorsky May 20

US Senate Reaches Compromise on Emergency Zika Funding

In February, the White House formally asked Congress for $1.8 billion dollars to help combat the Zika virus this summer. Now, the Senate has worked out a bipartisan deal will allocate $1.1 billion in emergency funding. The $1.1 billion is less than the White House had asked for, money that will go towards mosquito control…

Tech News Andrew Liptak May 14

This Piece of Paper Can Diagnose Zika Incredibly Fast

Researchers have demonstrated a paper-based device that can detect the Zika virus within two to three hours. It’s affordable, effective, and practical for widespread use—particularly in countries with underdeveloped healthcare infrastructures. As the Zika virus continues to ravage parts of South and Central America, healthcare workers are having a hard time knowing who’s infected and…

Tech News George Dvorsky May 6

CDC Confirms Zika Causes Microcephaly

A study out today from the Center for Disease Control confirms what many researchers already believed to be true: the Zika virus does indeed cause microcephaly as well as a wide range of additional and severe fetal brain defects. “This study marks a turning point in the Zika outbreak. It is now clear that the…

Tech News Alissa Walker Apr 13

This Low-Tech Trap For Killing Mosquito Eggs Is Brilliant

Mosquitoes love to breed inside discarded car tires. So why not use this against them? Such is the thinking of Canadian researchers who have developed a DIY mosquito trap that’s already proving its worth in field tests. The trap is called Ovillanta, and it was developed by researchers from Laurentian University with help from Mexico’s…

Tech News George Dvorsky Apr 8

We Finally Know What the Zika Virus Actually Looks Like

Here it is, folks—our first glimpse of that abominable virus that’s been wreaking havoc in parts of South America and the Caribbean. This near-atomic scale view of Zika’s external structure could guide scientists as they work to develop effective antiviral treatments and vaccines. Zika was discovered in Uganda back in 1947, but it wasn’t considered…

Tech News George Dvorsky Mar 31

Florida’s Bummer Summer Continues as Zika Believed To Have Spread to Miami Beach [Update: It Did]

Should Christmas in Miami Be Canceled Because of Zika?

The Florida Zika Outbreak Is Looking Worse and Worse

Florida Governor Says Mosquitoes Are Spreading Zika in This Miami Neighborhood

The Zika Epidemic Has Been Given a Three-Year Expiration Date

The CDC Will Pay You For Zika-Infected Semen

Government-Funded Zika Study to Use Olympic Athletes as Guinea Pigs

The List of Zika Birth Defects Is Even Longer Than We Thought

A Zika Vaccine Is Now Ready for Human Test Subjects

Zika Can Cause Birth Defects Even If Mothers Show No Symptoms

7 Bullshit Cures For Zika That Are Spreading Online

Freezing Your Sperm For the Olympics Is a Silly Thing to Do

Journalists Are Backing Out of the Olympics Over Zika

Idiot Who Says Zika Is a Conspiracy Still Wants You to Buy His Bug Spray

A Beautiful Illustration of Something Quite Horrible

US Senate Reaches Compromise on Emergency Zika Funding

This Piece of Paper Can Diagnose Zika Incredibly Fast

CDC Confirms Zika Causes Microcephaly

This Low-Tech Trap For Killing Mosquito Eggs Is Brilliant

We Finally Know What the Zika Virus Actually Looks Like

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