Brazil Spreading Virus Zika Warns Women Not to get Pregnant
Anna Thornton
December 24, 2015
CNN- by Shasta Darlington
In Brazil, 6 of their states are in a state of emergency due to the spreading Zika virus. Zika, is a virus carried by the Aedes aegypti which is a mosquito that lives in tropical conditions and has spread other diseases in the past. This like the others is serious it has been linked to a major cause in birth defects. “Microcephaly results in babies being born with abnormally small heads that cause, often serious developmental issues and sometimes early death. In Pernambuco state alone, more than 900 cases have been reported ."These are newborns who will require special attention their entire lives. It's an emotional stress that just can't be imagined," Rocha said. "Here in Pernambuco, we're talking about a generation of babies that's going to be affected."”-CNN News. This important to the United States because these bugs could affect Hawaii, Florida, and Texas and who knows how badly it will influence this generation of young kids.
I chose this article because I felt that is a big deal in Brazil and people in America need to become aware, in case it spreads farther. This grabbed my attention when I heard about it on CNN just last week. Then when I went to read the article I was instantly appealed to the topic and wanted to keep reading, it is very interesting how they could link the microcephaly in infants to the Zika virus. Also, this is all new to Brazil, last year there were only 147 reported cases of microcephaly while this year there are over 2,400. It is a studied issue for the brazil scientist who are trying to find a cure. We wish the best for the young children and hope that us scientist can help them.
Works Cited
Darlington, Shasta. “Brazil Warns against Pregnancy Due to Spreading Virus.” CNN. CNN, 24 Dec. 2015. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. <http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/23/health/brazil-zika-pregnancy-warning/index.html>.
Cool topic, not many mistakes, very good
ReplyDeleteI think that it was very well written and intriguing. You did a great job explaining what the article was about and I liked how you connected to it with showing how fast the virus spread and how people need to start paying attention to how serious this is and how much worse it could get. The only thing that you might want to state is how this article connects to what we are studying in class and maybe how many states are in Brazil.
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