The Zika pandemic has become a common cause for conversation in today's ever growing society. With thousands of tabloids discussing it's potential impact on the Olympics, it's no surprise that people are questioning going to such events. To begin with, many well known people of science have come out to say that it is not justifiable to have people attending events with such risks involved. Furthermore, the virus itself can cause a variety of pregnancy defects, with no vaccines in sight. Last but not least, some athletes have become agitated, fearing they may get the virus, if they were to attend the games. All in all, a variety of reasons exist as to why public health officials should prohibit travelling to the 2016 Olympic Games.
Firstly, the Zika virus provides a lot of unknowns to not only athletes but also any other human being. This is certainly evident as medical experts around the world have their own concerns about the virus. Leading to their belief of banning people from the games. Specifically, Jae Jung, a director at USC's Institute of Emerging Pathogens and Immune Diseases mentioned : …show more content…
With a variety of people usually attend such events, it quickly becomes crystal clear why a ban should be put in place. Simply put, having pregnant women go to such events, would not only put themselves at risk, but their future offspring as well. This has been prevalent through symptoms such as : " fever, rash, joint pains or conjunctivitis"(Connor 2016) among pregnant women. While those symptoms may not seem extreme, the virus has also been linked to microcephaly, a disorder "where the brain of the developing foetus fails to grow normally", which in turn causes deformities to their future children. That is to say, would committees want to put so many current and future lives at risk with such a pandemic waiting to
Firstly, the Zika virus provides a lot of unknowns to not only athletes but also any other human being. This is certainly evident as medical experts around the world have their own concerns about the virus. Leading to their belief of banning people from the games. Specifically, Jae Jung, a director at USC's Institute of Emerging Pathogens and Immune Diseases mentioned : …show more content…
With a variety of people usually attend such events, it quickly becomes crystal clear why a ban should be put in place. Simply put, having pregnant women go to such events, would not only put themselves at risk, but their future offspring as well. This has been prevalent through symptoms such as : " fever, rash, joint pains or conjunctivitis"(Connor 2016) among pregnant women. While those symptoms may not seem extreme, the virus has also been linked to microcephaly, a disorder "where the brain of the developing foetus fails to grow normally", which in turn causes deformities to their future children. That is to say, would committees want to put so many current and future lives at risk with such a pandemic waiting to