Valley Fever is a disease that is becoming all too common in parts of the Southwest United States such as Arizona and California. This disease,
Month: February 2016
Scientists are concerned that the recent mysterious deaths of howler monkeys in Nicaragua could be a result of the Zika Virus. Recently, nearly 40 howler
In Venezuela, there have been reports of over 5,000 suspected cases of the Zika virus [1, 2] – a virus with potential links to severe
Viruses, of course, do not live independently outside of their hosts. Rather, they are uniquely bundled bits of data that use the body of their
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Zika virus and microcephaly as a public health emergency of international concern – the same category of concern
In early December 2015, we reported on Brazil’s microcephaly outbreak and its alleged potential connection with Zika virus. This piece is a quick update to