Zika

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 30 September 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Since 2015 there have been Zika outbreaks reported in sixty countries. So, where did Zika come from? What happens when you get infected? How worried should you be?And why has Zika has become such a problem recently? To find out, we speak to Assoc. Prof. Desiree LaBeaud, Dr Cathy Spong, Dr Andrew Haddow, and New York Times health reporter Donald McNeil Jr. Credits This episode has been produced by Diane Wu, Wendy Zukerman, Heather Rogers, Caitlin Kenney, and Shruti Ravindran. Our senior producer is Kaitlyn Sawrey. Edited by Annie-Rose Strasser. Sound design and music production by Matthew Boll, mixed by Martin Peralta. Music written by Martin Peralta and Bobby Lord. Our Sponsors Prudential – Download the MapMyRun app and join the Prudential 4.01K challenge. When you do, pledge to save at least 1% or more of your annual income for retirement and run and log 4.01K to be eligible to win a prize. Squarespace – The easiest way to create a beautiful website, portfolio or online store. Use the offer code “SCIENCE VS” to get 10% off your first purchase. Wealthsimple – Investing made easy. Get your first $10,000 managed for free. Selected ReferencesFirst case of Zika reported in Nigerian girl N. McNamara, Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 1954.Donald McNeil Jr’s recent book on Zika epidemic McNeil, DG “Zika: The emerging epidemic,” W. W. Norton and Co, 2016Interactive history of Zika from the World Health OrganizationZika virus may linger in the vagina Prisant, N et al “Zika virus in the female genital tract,” The Lancet 2016Estimated risk of microcephaly if you get zika when pregnant is between one and 13% Johansson, M et al “Zika and the Risk of Microcephaly,” New England Journal of Medicine, 2016First report that Zika can be spread through sex (confirming Andrew Haddow's hunch over a beer in Senegal) Foy, BD et al “Probable Non–Vector-borne Transmission of Zika Virus, Colorado, USA,” Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011U.S. Centers for Disease Control recommendations on ZikaWorld Health Organization recommendations on Zika Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Verses from Gimlett Media.
0:08.2	This is the show where we pit facts against Brighan mosquitoes.
0:12.4	Today, we're tackling one of the biggest science puzzles of 2016, the explosion of the Zika virus.
0:22.3	This year was the first time that many people would have heard of the Zika virus.
0:26.3	And we got a sobering update on Zika.
0:28.7	Zika virus.
0:29.7	The Zika virus and its potentially devastating consequences continues to spread.
0:34.6	Warning that the Zika virus appears to be a lot scarier than first thought.
0:38.8	Photos of babies born with small heads, a condition called microcephaly,
0:43.5	have been dominating the news all year. And the cause? Zika.
0:49.0	Now it's clear that this virus is spreading. Since 2015,
0:53.2	there have been Zika outbreaks reported in 60 countries, most recently in Singapore and Thailand.
1:00.0	This news has put a lot of questions into a lot of people's minds.
1:04.3	So today, we're going to be discussing some of them.
1:07.9	Firstly, where did Zika come from?
1:10.5	Second, what happens when you get infected?
1:13.4	Third, how worried should you be if you live or are traveling to a Zika affected part of the world?
1:19.7	And finally, why has Zika become such a problem recently?
1:25.2	Since a lot of the science on Zika is still underway, we're bringing you a very different kind
1:30.3	of science versus episode this week. There are just so many unknowns that it's too soon to be
1:36.0	bringing you conclusions. So you won't be hearing the old
1:38.7	bum-bum or…
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