A resident of the state of Virginia confirmed virus Zika

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In the USA, the first case of Zika fever has been confirmed. The diagnosis was confirmed in a resident of the state of Virginia, who recently traveled outside the United States.

Marissa Levine, Virginia State Health Commissioner, stressed that "since the Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, for which there is no season, there is no danger of infection for other Virginia residents."

Mrs. Levine suggested that tourists who plan to go to countries with a warm climate, check their health while traveling, and encouraged pregnant women to avoid trips to countries with the threat of being infected with Zika virus.

As previously wrote ForumDaily, the World Health Organization warnedZika virus can spread to almost the whole of North and South America.

The virus is believed to be the cause of the birth of thousands of babies with an underdeveloped brain, and some countries have already advised women to abstain from pregnancy.

There is no cure or vaccine for the disease. A virus originally from Africa. In May, 2015 was recorded for the first time in Brazil.