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Zika Virus Threatens "Disaster In Rio" Olympics As WHO Declares Global Emergency

Zika Virus Threatens "Disaster In Rio" Olympics As WHO Declares Global Emergency

From the initial discovery in the heart of Ugandan forest darkness to mysterious genetically-modified Mosquitoes in Brazil, the newest threat to human health (most notably pregnant women) is the ominous-sounding Zika virus. The epidemic is spreading from its epicenter in Brazil - threatening disaster at the Olympics with "female athletes to consider participation "very carefully"", to Colombia (with 2100 pregant women infected), and further north in America with CDC confirming 6 cases in Texas.

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