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To: NRx

If your not pregnant or if you’re a man should you have anything to fear from this virus?


13 posted on 02/02/2016 1:12:58 PM PST by Husker24
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To: Husker24
If your not pregnant or if you’re a man should you have anything to fear from this virus?

Actually no. The infection is generally mild, and most infected people don't even know they've been infected. The association with microcephaly is a new finding. Unfortunately, the mosquito that spreads zika is also the vector for dengue and chikungunya, much scarier diseases.

15 posted on 02/02/2016 1:37:06 PM PST by jalisco555 ("In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act". George Orwell.)
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To: Husker24

The fact it potentially damages babies is the most upsetting part of this. Men can be fathers...


19 posted on 02/02/2016 2:42:39 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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