Healthy Living: What should pregnant women know about Zika

September 8, 2016 The first case was confirmed Zika in Belize in May this year, the sample is sent to the laboratory in Trinidad CAR...

September 8, 2016

The first case was confirmed Zika in Belize in May this year, the sample is sent to the laboratory in Trinidad CARPHA confirmed that the mosquito -. The original disease was present here quickly spread in this region - in Belize City. And at that time - there was more confirmed cases in the country and even considered endemic in Caye Caulker It is expected that many more people were Zika, that those who were tested .. You see, Zika is a mild disease dengue - fever and Chikungunya, less severe. It is the impact of the disease on pregnant women and their fetus the alarm for the global medical community has sounded. At this time, it is still many unknown factors regarding Zika and the investigation is still ongoing; but what we do know is that it is here at home, and women and men - - childbearing potential should be taken precautions Tonight on healthy living, visit the Matron Robert polyclinic as educate men and women about the disease..

Marleni Cuellar, Reporting

Many women suspected inBelize time or are pregnant, visit a hospital matron Robert polyclinic. This public health facilities offer a range of services for pregnant women and their unborn children. Since early this year it has a new theme - a major concern - which is fed into these consultations. Namely prevention Zika. home medical coordinator Robert Matrone Polyclinic, Dr. Karl Jones explains.

Dr. Charles Jones, medical coordinator, Robert Matrone Polyclinic

Dr. Karl Jones

"It is a very important part of our educational process we will do with our patients, especially pregnant women or women of childbearing age. For example, you have a woman who just wants a regular medical examination and she wants to check, because it is a wants to have a child, before conservation was sure -. you eat well, have the right weight, but now it has a lot to do with the delay of her pregnancy, rather than getting pregnant, you meant the other things of all apart to do. "

What about women who are already pregnant or can not delay their pregnancy? Dr. Jones says it's all about educating them about the risks and how to prevent transmission.

Dr. Karl Jones

"The most important thing was allegedly connected Zika. It is safe to say that public knowledge is a little behind when it comes to CICA. You have patients who come and symptoms similar Zika symptoms, fever, conjunctivitis, rash , and this kind of thing, and when to have said that he seems CICA, are very surprised. he today in reality for me was because I saw him three or four women with fever and rash and everyone was surprised that I mention them CICA. they can feel some of them have a little idea, but most of the time public behind it. If one thing they know microcephaly is that is the only thing that seems interesting. but makes the transmission even seem know which is transmitted by a mosquito, but some STDs that part is usually a bit of a surprise to most people. "

Sexual transmission makes the risk of proliferation Zika even greater. The latest research shows that the Zika virus persists up to 6 months in seeds. This means that even if you are pregnant, couples condoms or avoid sex should use.

Dr. Karl Jones

"The properties of this type of system CICA outside dengue would be premature Comes with the rash almost always while dengue -. Fever is sometimes really is fever, rash and conjunctivitis that really stand out and really apart from dengue - fever and Chik-V in this stage it is for those who have these symptoms or recommended this ZIKA symptoms should particularly important out for our top - can be checked His coming - give .. risk patients and draw our high risks into account would our pregnant women, children under five our people over sixty-five, I have f others not - communicable diseases, chronic disease that can say diabetes or high blood pressure, say - you have kidney failure or heart failure or muscle weakness characters who begin underfoot, so if you have a fever or or rash. "any of these symptoms, it is important that you see immediately. The test at this time focused on our high - risk - patients, so let us say that it is 26 years old, male, and come in and have all the same symptoms and have known in your neighborhood diagnosed someone for with CICA. Are not tested, we would like to make a diagnosis to see what we have, but we are not in time to be able to make the real test for CICA ".

Any clinical diagnosis was the Ministry of Health of several interventions reported as efforts to combat the vectors to fight. The Ministry of Health also offers mosquito nets, repellents and preservatives pregnant women. Currently, scientists are trying to understand about Zika more. These are the unknown factors authorities urging health for all men and women of childbearing age to take the necessary measures to prevent transmission.

Dr. Karl Jones

"We do not know exactly when during pregnancy, the product of the pregnancy, the fetus is more sensitive. So if you ZIKA all the way to thirty-two thirty-three 34 weeks, if everything? We do not know in order, whether it is more or less dangerous would be as if you ZIKA eight under contract, nine, 10 weeks. These adjustments have not known. "