[NewScientist] Zika may bring a wave of mental health problems in future years
Started by
ImmInst
, Apr 19 2016 01:24 PM
zika pandemic
9 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 19 April 2016 - 01:24 PM
Birth defects caused by Zika virus have dominated the news. Less well-known is the chance it could cause mental illness in later life, says Harriet Washington
View the full article
#2
Posted 18 May 2016 - 06:00 AM
It is fear of the Zika virus, not its true threat, that is causing some people to call for the Olympics to be pulled from Brazil, says Marc Siegel
View the full article
View the full article
#3
Posted 24 May 2016 - 04:56 PM
The virus could soon start spreading locally on the US mainland, and has been reported in Cabo Verde, a group of islands off the coast of Africa
View the full article
View the full article
sponsored ad
#4
Posted 01 June 2016 - 06:00 PM
Nearly 200 bioethicists have called for this year’s Olympics to be postponed due to the threat of Zika virus in Rio, where 32,000 people may be infected
View the full article
View the full article
#5
Posted 03 June 2016 - 02:18 PM
Cancelling the $11-billion Games in Brazil is not a realistic option but there are things we can do to hinder the spread of Zika, says Debora MacKenzie
View the full article
#6
Posted 28 June 2016 - 03:00 PM
One dose protects mice from Zika but may put people at greater risk of dengue. A more targeted approach may protect against both diseases
View the full article
View the full article
#7
Posted 25 July 2016 - 03:00 PM
Herd immunity could drive the Zika epidemic in South and Central America to an end, but some 93 million people could be infected before then
View the full article
View the full article
#8
Posted 29 July 2016 - 04:23 PM
Four people have been infected with the virus from mosquitoes in Florida, near Miami. It's the first time that Zika has been spread in the US by local mosquitoes, rather than by travel
View the full article
View the full article
#9
Posted 02 August 2016 - 10:11 AM
Following 10 further cases of Zika thought to be contracted in Florida, pregnant women have now been told to avoid a so-called “transmission area” in Miami
View the full article
View the full article
sponsored ad
#10
Posted 03 August 2016 - 12:05 PM
Modelling estimates suggest that many people could already have the virus in areas of the US where mosquitoes are able to spread it further
View the full article
View the full article
Also tagged with one or more of these keywords: zika, pandemic
Community →
News & Resources →
News →
Zika Can Teach Us How to Target Neural Stem Cells in VivoStarted by resveratrol_guy , 19 Aug 2016 zika, nsc, neural, stem, cell and 2 more... |
|
|
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users