Zika Virus Update: New York To Give Out Protection Kits For Pregnant Women To Fight Disease

New York City has been employing protective measures in preventing the spread of the Zika virus all over the region. In fact, the city is continually keeping the awareness level of the alarming issue so high for their locals. NYC officials released a statement on March 22 stating they are doing their best for this outbreak not to spread in their area.

The state is planning to give out 20,000 protection kits to different health care agencies for all pregnant women just in case the virus reaches the area. Inside the kits are materials such as mosquito repellent, larvicide tablet and condoms, to name a few, that could help prevent the spread of Zika virus.

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In an article published by The Huffington Post, New York City has been active in preventing the Zika virus, which is affecting more pregnant women as researchers continue to study the disease. In fact, the city has taken initiative by first trapping all the mosquitos that would enter New York, as well as the risk of spreading the virus. They will have experts monitor and test a group of mosquitos, called the Aedes, who has been responsible for this epidemic.

According to New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, there is no assurance as of the moment if the Aedes mosquitos in New York are capable of causing and spreading the Zika virus. Nevertheless, the researchers assigned for this project are still about to test 60,000 mosquitos in New York every month to make sure that the virus is clear in this part of the states.

Gov. Cuomo stated that New York is very aggressive with their plan to decrease the risk of women acquiring this Zika virus. "We have put in place a first-in-the-nation action plan that will work to eliminate Zika at its source, reduce potential transmissions and safeguard expectant mothers against this dangerous disease," added Cuomo.

According to Live Science, Zika alone could have just some mild effects in adults, but the dangerous part is the possibility of microcephaly development in babies. It is a life-threatening disease that results in extremely small-sized heads in infants.