“Is it rude to ask my [brother-in-law] not to come over for a bbq? I am 3 months pregnant and BIL is Panamanian and my sister mentioned that he traveled there recently to visit his brother. I am afraid he could have zika now.” A reminder that Urbanbaby still exists, and is good.
Number of Zika Cases Nearly Quadrupled in New York City Since May
The number of confirmed Zika virus infection cases in New York City is climbing. Today, NYC Health reports 310 confirmed cases, up from the 233 reported by the New York Times on June 6th (and up from just 78 cases documented in May.)
Man Contracts Zika to Brag About Having Sex Seven Times in Nine Days in New York Times
In possibly the horniest news story of all time, the New York Times reports today that a 46-year-old French man had sex with his 24-year-old partner seven times in nine days. Each time, they had vaginal sex; each time, he ejaculated in her mouth. Also, he might have given her Zika.
Some NBC Staffers Reportedly Refuse to Travel to Brazil to Cover the Olympics
According to a report in the New York Daily News, NBC staffers have joined the growing ranks of people who flat-out refuse to go to Brazil for the summer Olympics games citing the threat of disease.
The CDC estimates that 700,000 people in Puerto Rico, or about 20 percent of the population, could be infected with the Zika virus by the end of the year. “I don’t think we’re going to be able to stop the Zika outbreak.”
Brazilian Conservatives Respond to Zika Spread With Plan to Make Abortion Even More Illegal
The CDC is “now certain” that sexual transmission of the Zika virus is possible. Since the outbreak, there have been 500 microcephaly cases in Brazil, with 3,900 more suspected cases being investigated. Hey, seems like a good time for the Brazilian government to increase jail time for women who get abortions!
Russia's First Confirmed Case of Zika Virus Gives Official Great Excuse to Mention U.S. Military Biolabs
On Monday, Russia’s consumer watchdog Rospotrebnadzor confirmed the country’s first case of the Zika virus, Reuters reports. The Moscow resident began experiencing fever and rashes a few days after returning from her vacation in the Dominican Republic.
Zika Virus Can Live in Your Saliva Too
Zika, the mosquito-born virus that shrinks babies’ brains, continues to alarm scientists as they learn more about how it can be transmitted from person to person. Earlier this week, someone in Texas got the virus from sex, and today, a Brazilian government health institute reported that it discovered for the first…
Someone in Texas Just Got the Zika Virus From Sex
The first new case of Zika, the mosquito-born virus that shrinks babies’ brains, was just reported in the U.S. It was transmitted, health officials say, through sex.
