SARAH. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH. BRYLEE. WELL HAPPENING NOW LATIN AMERICA IS SEEING ITS WORST OUTBREAK OF THE MOSQUITO SPREAD VIRUS, DENGUE FEVER. THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER. WE ARE ALSO SEEING CASES HERE IN THE U.S. EVEN ONE HERE IN ALABAMA. WE’VE THIRTEEN’S EMMA OWEN JOINS US LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM THIS MIDDAY. AND EMMA TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CASE HERE IN OUR STATE. WELL SARAH, ACCORDING TO THE CDC, THIS CASE IN ALABAMA IS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ORIGINATED OUTSIDE THE U.S. HOWEVER, THEY DO SAY IT’S POSSIBLE MOSQUITOES IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY COULD TRANSMIT THIS VIRUS. NOW, THE CDC SAYS LOCALLY SPREAD CASES OF THE VIRUS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THESE STATES. ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, HAWAII AND TEXAS AND NEIGHBORING FLORIDA. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY’VE SEEN MORE THAN 170 CASES, ONLY SEVEN, THOUGH, WERE CAUGHT LOCALLY. DOCTOR WEST STUBBLEFIELD, WITH THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAYS THERE ARE TWO REASONS WE’RE SEEING CASES ORIGINATING THERE. THE MOSQUITO THAT CARRIES IT IS THERE AND ALSO THIS IS THIS IS A DISEASE OF TROPICAL AREAS. UM, AND FLORIDA IS THE MOST OF MOST TROPICAL OF THE STATES. NOW, WHILE SOME CASES DO ORIGINATE IN THE U.S., STUBBLEFIELD SAYS MOST ARE REQUIRED ELSEWHERE AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNTRY. IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING TO A PLACE WHERE THE VIRUS IS COMMON, HE RECOMMENDS TALKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE LEAVING AND LOOKING OUT FOR SYMPTOMS. AFTER YOU RETURN, ABOUT 1 IN 4 CASES OR HAVE NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL. UM, THE IT’S USUALLY A, UM, AFTER ABOUT A WEEK, YOU DEVELOP FEVER. UM, AND THEN OTHER SYMPTOMS MAY BE THINGS LIKE HEADACHE, UH, EYE PAIN, MUSCLE AND JOINT ACHES. UM, SOMETIMES A RASH. AND, UM, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL HAVE EVEN A REDNESS OF THE FACE OR THROAT. NOW, STUBBLEFIELD. STUBBLEFIELD SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID GETTING THIS VIRUS IS BY AVOIDING MOSQUITO BITES. HE RECOMMENDS. OF COURSE, USING BUG SPRAY. ALSO WEARING LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS AND IF YOU’RE TRAVELING TO AN AREA WHERE THE VIRUS IS COMMON, BE SURE TO USE MOSQUITO NETS. AND ALSO MAKE SURE YOUR WINDOWS HA
Considerations over mosquito-spread virus rising as Latin The united states sees its worst outbreak on file
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Latin The united states is seeing its worst outbreak of the mosquito-spread virus, dengue fever, in keeping with the College of Nebraska Scientific Middle.Circumstances also are being observed in portions of the US, together with one case in Alabama.Consistent with the Facilities for Illness Regulate and Prevention, the affected person from Alabama stuck the virus out of doors the rustic; on the other hand, some mosquitoes within the U.S. can transmit the virus.The CDC mentioned instances of native unfold were reported in Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Arizona and California.Thus far this 12 months, Florida has observed greater than 170 travel-related instances. Seven of the ones instances have been stuck in the community.Dr. Wes Stubblefield, a scientific officer with the Alabama Division of Public Well being mentioned there are two causes instances are originating in Florida.”The mosquito that carries it’s there, and likewise this can be a illness of tropical spaces and Florida is essentially the most tropical of the states,” Stubblefield mentioned.Consistent with the Alabama Division of Public Well being, the kind of mosquito that carries the virus, referred to as Aedes aegypti, has now not been present in Alabama in additional than 25 years.If you happen to plan on touring to a space the place this virus is recurrently unfold, here is what the CDC recommends:Take a look at well being notices explicit to the rustic you are touring to Deliver insect repellent Pack acetaminophen, a drugs that may organize frame aches and fever for those who do get dengueAs a ways as signs cross, Stubblefield mentioned one in 4 instances have none in any respect. In the event that they do seem despite the fact that, they normally display up after a few week. Stubblefield mentioned some signs come with fever, headache, eye ache, muscle and joint aches, rash and once in a while redness of the face or throat.
Latin The united states is seeing its worst outbreak of the mosquito-spread virus, dengue fever, in keeping with the College of Nebraska Scientific Middle.Circumstances also are being observed in portions of the US, together with one case in Alabama.
Consistent with the Facilities for Illness Regulate and Prevention, the affected person from Alabama stuck the virus out of doors the rustic; on the other hand, some mosquitoes within the U.S. can transmit the virus.The CDC mentioned instances of native unfold were reported in Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Arizona and California.Thus far this 12 months, Florida has observed greater than 170 travel-related instances. Seven of the ones instances have been stuck in the community.Dr. Wes Stubblefield, a scientific officer with the Alabama Division of Public Well being mentioned there are two causes instances are originating in Florida.
“The mosquito that carries it’s there, and likewise this can be a illness of tropical spaces and Florida is essentially the most tropical of the states,” Stubblefield mentioned.
Consistent with the Alabama Division of Public Well being, the kind of mosquito that carries the virus, referred to as Aedes aegypti, has now not been present in Alabama in additional than 25 years.If you happen to plan on touring to a space the place this virus is recurrently unfold, here is what the CDC recommends:Take a look at well being notices explicit to the rustic you are touring to Deliver insect repellent Pack acetaminophen, a drugs that may organize frame aches and fever for those who do get dengueAs a ways as signs cross, Stubblefield mentioned one in 4 instances have none in any respect. In the event that they do seem despite the fact that, they normally display up after a few week. Stubblefield mentioned some signs come with fever, headache, eye ache, muscle and joint aches, rash and once in a while redness of the face or throat.
