CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The United States (US) Senate on has approved a bipartisan emergency funding of what amount to combat the Zika virus in 2016 and 2017
A
$1.1 billion
B
$1.2 billion
C
$1.3 billion
D
$1.4 billion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Protection against mosquito bites during the day and early evening is a key measure to prevent Zika virus infection, especially among pregnant women, women of reproductive age and young children.

Detailed explanation-2: -We found that 1.1–5.0% of the mosquitoes were positive for ZIKV RNA (Fig. 5e), demonstrating that ZIKV was transmitted from animals to mosquitoes via urine. These results indicate that ZIKV might transmit between the mosquitoes emerging from a ZIKV urine-contaminated water source and humans (Fig. 5f).

Detailed explanation-3: -The overall mortality rate up to 36 months of age among live-born children with congenital Zika syndrome was 11.3 times (95% confidence interval [CI], 10.2 to 12.4) as high as that among live-born children without the syndrome.

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