Georgia Women Weigh Zika Risks As Mosquito Season Arrives

(By Michell Eloy, WABE for Kaiser Health News)

Earlier this year, Katy Mallory’s husband, Dan, traveled to Mexico for business. That itself is not typically a big deal, but Katy is pregnant with twin girls, and Mexico is among the countries where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say mosquitoes are actively spreading Zika, a virus that’s been linked to severe birth defects.

Dan Mallory says in the middle of his trip, news hit that the Zika wasn’t only transmitted by mosquitoes, but could also be sexually transmitted. So when he returned, the Decatur couple decided to follow the CDC’s recommendation: use condoms during sex. Read article here….

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