Zika virus

Political Chaos in Brazil Makes Zika Virus least of Pre-Olympic Woes

Friday, April 8, 2016 at 5:38 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Media alarms about Zika make it easy to overlook persistent concerns about Brazil’s sewage-infested bays and lagoons, which expose locals, and will expose Olympic athletes, to MRSA and all kinds of other waterborne viruses. (“Zika Virus: God Help the Children; Save the Olympics,” The iPINIONS Journal, February 3, 2016) The stress of training for the… Read more.

Zika Virus: God Help the Children; Save the Olympics?

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 6:23 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

The World Health Organization [WHO] declared the Zika virus and its suspected link to birth defects an international public health emergency on Monday, a rare move that signals the seriousness of the outbreak and gives countries new tools to fight it. An outbreak of the Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, was detected in… Read more.