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In response to "well, it's brand new right, so maybe that's where we go in future? (edit - apparently only new over here.) -- nm*" by Andie

This is interesting

Posted by Andie Jan 28 '16, 10:48

\JB: Wouldn't immunity also be a factor — the fact that Zika is now showing up in populations that have never experienced the virus?

SW: Exactly. A year ago, everyone in the [Western Hemisphere] was naive to Zika except for a handful of people. Every woman who was pregnant nine months ago or so in Brazil was at risk of having a birth complication.

Maybe that's part of the reason we haven’t seen this in the past in Africa and Asia, where the virus has circulated for years. A lot of people there are infected earlier in life and therefore not at risk for infection during pregnancy as much as in this naive population in the Americas.

http://www.vox.com/2016/1/21/10805922/zika-virus-pregnancy (www.vox.com)

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A vaccine would certainly be a lot safer than exposure (which endangers everyone). -- nm - mara Jan 28, 10:52 4
- well, yes? - Andie Jan 28, 10:55 3
  - several things, is it the virus or the antibody that causes birth defects, or once the virus settles in does it continue to do damage -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 28, 11:43 1
    - The infection lasts mere days and it's the virus that causes the birth defects. -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 11:47
  - Oh, no, I didn't mean to sound like was disagreeing with something. I'm the dope who suggested otherwise. :-) -- nm - mara Jan 28, 11:01

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