Jamaica Advises Women to Delay
Pregnancy Due to Zika Virus
Jamaica's health minister is advising women to delay plans
to become pregnant for the next six to 12 months due to the mosquito-borne Zika
virus.
The island has not even recorded any cases of Zika, which is
spreading in the Americas and is suspected of causing over 3,500 babies to be
born with brain damage in Brazil.
But Health Minister Horace Dalley says it's just a matter of
time before the dengue-like virus makes it to the island. It is already
confirmed in nearby Haiti.
Dalley said Monday in a statement that pregnant women should
take extra precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.
Growing evidence links Zika to microcephaly, a rare
condition in which newborns have smaller than normal heads and their brains do
not develop properly
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