Close X
Friday, November 15, 2024
ADVT 
Health

Nearly 200 Cases Of Zika In US; Officials Press For Funds

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 11 Mar, 2016 11:56 AM
    NEW YORK — Nearly 200 cases of Zika infection have been reported in the U.S. — all traced to travel abroad.
     
    Health officials released the numbers Thursday, and pleaded for Congress to provide $1.9 billion to fight the virus in Latin America and help prevent it from spreading to the continental U.S.
     
    Some of the money would go to Puerto Rico, where Zika is spreading locally and 159 cases have been reported.
     
    Capitol Hill Republicans have deferred the request, insisting leftover Ebola funds can be used. Health officials say new funding is needed.
     
    Zika virus is mainly spread through mosquito bites. At worst, it causes only mild symptoms. But there's growing evidence linking it to a rare birth defect and to a nerve condition that causes temporary paralysis.

    MORE Health ARTICLES

    Revealed: Why cholesterol worsens in winter

    Revealed: Why cholesterol worsens in winter
    Cholesterol levels usually go up in colder months - a trend that may be driven by behavioural changes that occur with the changing seasons, new research by an Indian American researcher shows.

    Revealed: Why cholesterol worsens in winter

    A Yawn for a Yawn kindles love for sure!

    A Yawn for a Yawn kindles love for sure!
    Does your hubby yawn a lot? This may be his way of expressing love for you but you need to yawn back to confirm that you miss him too!

    A Yawn for a Yawn kindles love for sure!

    Beware! Kittens can transmit TB bacteria

    Beware! Kittens can transmit TB bacteria
    In a first-ever incident of a feline-human disease transmission, cats have passed tuberculosis (TB) to two people in Britain.

    Beware! Kittens can transmit TB bacteria