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SAV is an intiative started by STEM students inorder to deal with the increasing threat of the Zika Virus. Deforestation and Climate Change have caused zoonotic diseases including the Zika Virus to proliferate exponentially and it is up to us to come up with solutions. We believe that everyone can play a role in reducing and our goal is to provide feasible solutions to everyone in the world despite their background or income because until everyone starts to help in their own little way we will never counteract the effects of Climate.
Overview of the Zika Virus
What is the Zika Virus?
The Zika Virus is a zoonotic infection that is spread the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The virus is prevalent in tropical regions but is slowly spreading around the world due to global warming.
History of the Zika Virus.
In 1947 scientists conducting routine surveillance for yellow fever in the Zika forest of Uganda isolated the Zika virus in samples taken from a captive, sentinel rhesus monkey. Then in 1948 the virus was recovered from the mosquito Aedes africanus, caught on a tree platform in the Zika forest and in1952 the first human cases are detected in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.
Are you living in area that's
been affected by the Zika Virus?
What you need to know
-The Aedea Aegypti mosquito bites primarily during the day.
-The Virus can be spread through sexual intercourse.
-At the moment there is no cure for the Virus but the symptoms are mild and last for less than 1 week.
-Symptoms include pain in the back in the eyes, joints and muscles. You may also experience fatigue, headaches, fever, losss of appetite, vomiting, skin rash and sweating.
-Staistics have shown that
How can you protect yourself?
During the day make sure to wear clothes that cover your whole body. Be sure to put on mosquito repellent in the morning and in the evening. If possible make use of mosquito nets. Furthermore be careful about your sexual partners, we highly advise abstinence but if this is not possible make use of contraceptive(more specifically condoms).
What can you do to reduce the effects of
the Aedes Aegypti mosquito?
Look for possible breeding such as mud puddles, stagnant water bodies and potholes. When dealing with stagnant water bdoies do not put oil in the water bodies! While this will kill the mosquito larvae it will also kill harmless water insects and harms seabirds and other animals which may come back to haunt us as in the form of another virus! Rather we'd advise to employ the use of mosquito fish. This option may not avaialble to everyone due to the amount of capital needed so if you need assistance please feel free to email and we'll see what we can do to assist you but if you can afford we really recommend that employ this strategy because it is not only a investment into the future of our planet it also an investment into a possible food source. For more information about preventing and controlling the Zika Virus visit the WHO website
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