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Zika Virus

tJaffetJaffe member
in March 2016 Moms
Anyone else live in a tropical area like the Florida Keys or out in one of the states near Mexico concerned about this?

I haven't had a chance to discuss with my doctor. Mosquitos are rampant in the Keys. No avoided them! With cases popping up in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, I'm concerned.

Apparently, the virus lives in your blood for 7 days. So anyone visiting those countries could carry the virus back, be bitten by an uninflected mosquito and it can spread.

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  • flowerpower5838flowerpower5838 member
    edited January 2016
    Obviously living in the Keys, your chances of getting Zika EVENTUALLY are higher, but it's not expected to spread to the US (if it does) until the summer months. Here is some info: https://www.buzzfeed.com/danvergano/avoid-mosquito-bites

    Me: 29  DH: 31
     Married 10/13/12
    TTC Since 8/2016

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  • jenniferamcooperjenniferamcooper member
    Most of the babies effected by Zika didn't have the benefit of really great pre-natal care. Many of the birth defects would be apparent on u/s. It wouldn't worry me for this pregnancy but sure as sh!t would for subsequent ones!
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  • SarahFoley725SarahFoley725 member
    I Iive in Houston...so pretty dang close to Mexico compared to most places. To my knowledge there haven't been any cases of it in the states YET, but I'm sure that there will be. As far along as we are, I really don't think it would be an issue this pregnancy. I'd be more worried about future children. I read that the CDC is cracking down on studying the virus so hopefully it won't take them too long to create a vaccine.
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  • pumpkinhead4pumpkinhead4 member
    edited January 2016
    A case has been found in Massachusetts as of today. In a man. Apparently it's not contagious. 
    6 & 2 year old, 2 losses
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  • tJaffetJaffe member
    Right, it's a type that is found in the southern states. A lot of the symptoms are similar to pregnancy though during the 1st trimester.

    The scary thing is, if a person comes back infected (last 7 days in blood stream) then a non-infected mosquito bites him/her that mosquito becomes a carrier and it spreads like that. Quickly in warm climates. 

    This is our first and I'm worried about subsequent pregnancies, mostly. It's crazy to think that we could potentially have to wait X-amount of years to try again safely. 
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  • flowerpower5838flowerpower5838 member
    From my understanding, only a certain kind of mosquito can carry the virus, not any and all kinds. 

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     Married 10/13/12
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  • tJaffetJaffe member
    Yeah, it's one that is located in the southern states... :( 
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  • jhsoontobe3jhsoontobe3 member
    I read this earlier and honestly thought nothing about. However, at my parents house tonight my mother brought it up to me and reminded me I was in the Caribbean for my honeymoon when I was 13/14weeks pregnant. Guessing that since I am now 32 weeks all is well. But will still be doing my fair share of research and seeking my doctors opinion! But thank you for sharing! 
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  • diablessediablesse member
    It is VERY scary. I'm from the Caribbean (live in the US now), and was there just in August. I was a little concerned since 80% of people who contract the virus never have symptoms,  but we haven't had any cases on our island yet so I'm sure I'm good. Plus I've had many ultrasounds (I'm "elderly").

    the CDC says they don't know at what stage it affects the baby and they are advising pregnant women at all three trimesters not to travel to affected areas. Many of the affected countries are warning women not up get pregnant till 2018! It's really serious. They are comparing it to Ebola.  Microcephaly has awful prognoses. 

    The ades egypti mosquito (tiger striped) mosquito carries it. I've seen them here in the summers all the way up in PA. Hopefully they get things under control before the weather warms up.
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  • tJaffetJaffe member
    I agree. They also have a case of it being sexually transmitted now. Men are being warned not to have unsafe sex because they don't know if the men who are infected and impregnant non-infected women cause it as well, not to mention that it can be sexually transmitted as they're finding out. 

    I think we'll be getting a lot info now that the WHO and CDC and other countries are involved in finding out more info. They have more study groups of pregnant women in the heavily infected areas as well. 




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  • AlphabetFishAlphabetFish member
    I live in Hawaii and the virus will probably make it here in the next few months. Now, my midwives told us it's too late in this pregnancy for the baby to be affected, but I do worry about the next baby we're planning to have while out here. Mosquitos love me--I get bitten maybe once or twice a month just going about my daily life. If I go on a hike, I'll probably get 5 to 30 bites. Not looking forward to no hikes and wearing repellent all the time.

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