Citizens warn about the dangers of staying pregnant in the epidemiologically disadvantaged regions with respect to the virus zika
According to the world health organization and the European centre for control and prevention of infectious diseases from April 2015 in Brazil and then in other South American countries, is celebrated epidemic spread of the disease caused by zika virus. "Carriers of the virus are mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, which do not reside on the territory of Ukraine, so the risk of spread of the virus in the country, the – notes Elena Fenyuk, the head of Department socially-hygienic monitoring and risk analysis gossanepidsluzhby of Ukraine. – However, to get the infection can tourists who will vacation in exotic countries". Cases of virus infection Zeke is already registered in more than 20 countries around the world, particularly in North and South America and the Asia-Pacific region. In particular, there is a message about registration of diseases caused by zika virus in Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Guyana, Suriname, Thailand, Venezuela, Mexico, New Caledonia, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Haiti, Fiji, Maldives and Martinique, Sint Maarten and the Solomon Islands. Usually the disease is mild and srednetjazheloe clinical form and ends in recovery. However, to date there are details about the impact of the virus on the human fetus. Of infection fever, zika women in the first three – four months of pregnancy leads to fetal malformations, including microcephaly newborns. Therefore, the State sanitary and epidemiological service of Ukraine pays attention of citizens to the possible threat of stay of pregnant women in disadvantaged regions in respect of zika virus. If necessary, stay in the mentioned countries it is advisable to use protective measures against mosquitoes (repellents, wear long sleeves, pants), try to avoid wetlands. In hotels is not necessary to open the Windows, if they are not equipped with mosquito nets. In the event of sickness after returning immediately contact your doctor and inform about the country of their stay. The state sanitary and epidemiological service recommends that you choose to travel and leisure abroad epidemiologically fortunate countries and to comply with measures for the prevention of infectious diseases. The list of countries that have reported hazardous infectious diseases can be found on the website of the state sanitary and epidemiological service of Ukraine. This was reported in the Chernivtsi city CouncilÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
