The Zika virus has been sweeping Latin America, but health officials in the U.S. are being warned of the possibility of the virus reaching the country during the mosquito season. Summer, which will bring with it a rise in mosquito numbers, might see some scattered outbreaks of Zika in the U.S.
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla is continuing his campaign for congressional leaders to move forward with legislation that will give the U.S. commonwealth solutions for its debt and health crises.
Doctors battling the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil fear the rising numbers of infants being born with microcephaly are resulting in more young mothers being abandoned by their partners.
The director of the Center for Disease Control, Dr. Tom Frieden, has warned that the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico could soon face Zika virus infections reaching into the hundreds of thousands.
The United States is sending clean blood to prevent further spread of Zika virus in Puerto Rico because blood transfusion is seen as a means of transmitting the mosquito-borne virus. Request for funding has also been submitted to Congress.
Bolivia is practicing Zika virus prevention with a unique approach -- through a song. Bolivia is spreading awareness on Zika virus prevention through a song.
Cuba health officials announced Wednesday that the country has their first Zika virus case. Cuba health officials announced Wednesday that the country has their first Zika virus case.
Microcephaly and dengue cases in Brazil continue to grow. The diseases that the Aedes aegypti mosquito spread in Brazil are getting worse. New reports suggest that more babies are born with microcephaly while dengue cases are also rising.
A new study suggests that Zika virus may pose a more serious threat to unborn babies. The spread of Zika virus in Latin America has been associated with microcephaly, due to the rise of newborn children with the said condition.
The directive was issued Feb. 5. Puerto Rico's government has issued a prize freeze on condoms and other products that are known to help prevent Zika infection.
Pope Francis stated this week that Donald Trump's proposal of building a wall along the US-Mexico border to address illegal immigration is "not Christian."
Doctors continue to witness an increase in patients exhibiting the symptoms of the condition. Paralysis and neurological disorders, such as the Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), are increasing in Latin American countries and its links to the Zika virus outbreak could be getting stronger, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed in a new report.
In spite of the controversies that plagued their family, the Duggars have continued to make the online world interesting as various updates about them emerged.
