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Hello all! I am sure many of you all if not all have heard the news about the Zika virus lately. I am a healthcare worker, and while I was aware of Zika and the ways of transmission and effects of it, I was not aware of how many places in the US that have had cases. I recently saw my doctor and the subject of travel to Orlando came up, were you aware that the Zika virus has been found in mosquitoes there? I wasn't. I was aware they had been found in Texas, but none further. My doctor showed a map of the reported cases, although it was reported in South Florida they believe it could be in all of the state and precaution everyone traveling to these areas to use bug spray, especially women of child bearing age. Why women of child bearing age?

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