Zika virus outbreak

In the last year Ebola was the outbreak that was a concern in many countries, now Zika is the "new" outbreak. Zika which is a virus transmitted by mosquitoes is the outbreak that is causing commotion in Latin America, the Caribbean  and parts of Europe also now in the U.S. According to researchers there may be a link between the virus and pregnant women and possible birth defects (microcephaly) . The Latin American government have made the U.S. government aware of the critical situation so that the percentages of the spread of the virus will not increase. I found it interesting when I read the article over this issue, when it was mentioned that the Colombian governments "solution" to prevent the virus from harming pregnant women and heir children is to not get pregnant. What I found interesting about this comment and to an extent ridiculous is the fact that the government came up with this solution thinking it will be effective and prevent the virus from spreading more. The virus is out there and it will be affecting many newborns.

A current map of the 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3417514/Mosquito-borne-Zika-virus-detected-Australians-returning-South-America.html#v-3829964347253963034

First Post

This is my first post to my first blog.