Starting in 2012, the year of the London Olympics, the International Olympics Committee knew that Brazil was not prepared to host the 2016 Olympics. This is because of several things such as water contamination and a lack of facilities and man power. Another major reason that the Olympics should not have been held in Rio is the Zika virus. Zika is a virus spread through mosquitos and sexual activity. It causes a minor sickness to the male population but can cause many things to happen to a woman if she becomes pregnant. Zika has been linked to a birth defect called Microcephaly. Microcephaly is a condition in which a baby is born with an abnormally small head due to abnormal brain development. This seems like it is not so much of an
