Traveling To Miami Let Your Doctor Know
Written by Andre on August 2, 2016
Are you heading to Miami for some TUT (turn up time)?
Here is something you should know. The Center For Disease Control has issued an historic travel warning to Miami concerning the Zika virus.
The Zika outbreak that has affected a north Miami community has the CDC warning travelers to take serious precautions when traveling to the area. Florida’s Governor Rick Scott and CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden both announced the developments that ten other people have become affected in the area.
Because of the outbreak health officials recommend taking these precautions when traveling to the area.
- Pregnant women who live in or travel to the area should be tested for Zika infection in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, even if they have no symptoms of the virus.
- Pregnant women and their male and female partners who live in the area should prevent mosquito bites and use proper sexual protection for the length of the pregnancy, or abstain from sex altogether.
- Male or female partners of pregnant women who have traveled to this area should use safe sex measures for the rest of the pregnancy.
- Women and men who have traveled to the affected area should wait eight weeks to conceive after their return, while men with symptoms should wait a full six months.
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