Zika--transmitting in the united states

romanigypsyeyes
Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:35:35 +0000

It’s strange. It took killer bees more than 50 years to migrate up from Brazil. Mosquitos must be hitchhiking.

The bees actually had to get here. The mosquitoes did not, only the virus does. We have the Aedes aegypti mosquito here (the one that carries Zika as well as other diseases like Dengue) and all mosquitoes need to do is bite someone carrying the virus and away it goes.

@bookworm that is truly great to hear. I hope the message and resources are getting out to the people who need it most.

At what point is it safe for a woman to get pregnant after she has caught the Zika virus?

These are the CDC recommendations:

The CDC says:

If you’ve been tested for and have Zika, wait at least 8 weeks from your first sign or symptom before trying to get pregnant.

If your partner has been tested for and has Zika, wait at least 6 months after his first sign or symptom before trying to get pregnant.

If you or your partner may have Zika but neither of you have signs or symptoms and neither of you has been tested, wait at least 8 weeks from when you think you may have been exposed to Zika before trying to get pregnant.

Honestly, these numbers are from an overabundance of caution. The virus doesn’t actually stay in your system for 8 weeks.