Looks like
there is a cover-up brewing in the Ministry of Health headed by Health Minister
Horace Dalley!
Interestingly,
Friday February 5th 2016 has been declared as a cleanup day in
Portmore as reported in the article “February 5 is
Clean-Up Day in Portmore”, published
February 2, 2016 By Peta Gay Rowe, The Jamaica
Information Service.
It has now
been revealed on Thursday February 4th 2016 that the first case of
the Zika Virus was located in Greater Portmore as noted in the article “Jamaica’s
first Zika case was in Greater Portmore, Dalley reveals”, published
Thursday, February 04, 2016, The
Jamaica Observer.
This is
the part of Portmore that the 4-y-o child who is the first official case of the
Zika Virus resides. I’d pointed out in my blog article
entitled “How
Zika Virus confirmed in Portmore, St. Catherine will spread throught Jamaica” that the Zika Virus was primed to spread
islandwide.
Health
Minister Horace Dalley had initially refused to reveal the section of Portmore
that the 4-y-o child who had just returned from Texas was from as noted in the
article “Ministry
refuses to name community with first Zika virus case”, published Thursday,
February 04, 2016 by Anika Richards,
The Jamaica Observer.
Zika Virus now a Global Epidemic
- Spread by Sexual Intercourse and Body fluids
So now
that we know, Greater Portmore peeps may want to start buying up bottles of
DEET mosquito repellant along with bottles of Vitamin C and Vitamin B12 to start boosting
their immune systems against the coming onslaught of the Zika Virus.
After all,
the WHO (World Health Authority) has declared on Monday February 1st
2016 that the Zika Virus is a Global Epidemic possibly bigger than Ebola as
noted in the article “Zika
Virus a Global Health Emergency, W.H.O. Says”, published Monday February
1st 2016 by Sabrina Tavernise and Donald Mcneil jr, The New York Times.
The
cleanup effort is really a roundabout way of saying that the people of Portmore
are basically doomed, as the National Bird in Portmore, especially Greater
Portmore is the Aedes Aegypti
Mosquito.
Now we may
be even more doomed, as Brazilian scientists have now detected the Zika Virus
in saliva and Urine, suggesting that it can be passed through contact with body
fluids e.g. kissing as noted in the article “Active Zika found in saliva and
urine” published Friday February 5th 2016 By James Gallagher, BBC News.
This isn't
surprising at all, as evidence is now surfacing that suggests that the Zika
Virus can also be spread via sexual
intercourse, effectively an exchange of bodily fluids as confirmed by the CDC
in the article “Zika
has been sexually transmitted in Texas, CDC confirms”, published February
4, 2016 By Sandee LaMotte, CNN.
Mis-information
is spreading folks; something isn't right about the Ministry of Health's
declaration as it relates to the Zika Virus.
Ministry of Health Coverup -
Infection timeline reveals that it came from Jamaica
For one,
the 4-y-o child did not get the Zika Virus in Texas as noted in the article “Texas
link to Jamaican Zika case unlikely”, state officials say, published
February 1 2016, The Houston
Chronicle.
The
obvious clue can be seen from the timeline of his diagnosis:
1.
Sunday
January 17th 2016 - Returned from Texas
2.
Tuesday
January 26th 2016 - Reported sick; Blood samples were sent to CARPHA
(Caribbean Public Health Agency) for testing
3.
Friday
January 29th 2016 - CARPHA reported the samples tested positive for
Zika Virus
4.
Saturday
January 30th 2016 - Ministry of Health reported 4-y-o child from
Portmore as first Zika Virus Case
As far as
the Texas DSHS (Department of State Health Services) are concerned, there is no
cause for alarm as there is no evidence of a local spread of the Zika Virus in
Texas. To quote Texas DSHS spokeswoman Carrie Williams: “Given what we learned,
the evidence supported the fact that infection likely occurred in Jamaica and
did not raise a concern for local transmission here. We're not releasing case
details beyond what Jamaica is providing, given there isn't a public health
reason to do so”.
By Monday
February 1st 2016, Minister of Health Horace Dalley was very quick
to point out that they did not say that was the case, as they'd mentioned he
come back from Texas as stated in the article
“We
did not say child was infected with Zika in Texas — Health Minister”,
published Wednesday, February 03, 2016, The Jamaica Observer.
But if
this is the case, it means that the Zika Virus was already in Jamaica and may
actually be spreading among the population
as I'd log ago predicted in my blog article
entitled “12
Jamaicans infected with Zika Virus - Why Zika Virus is already Spreading in
Jamaica due to Climate Change”.
Folks, we
may be witnessing a cover-up similar to what happened back in September 2014
during the spread of the Chikunguya Virus as noted in my blog article
entitled “Jamaican
Chikungunya Virus cover-up - JA$10,000 for Chikungunya Virus Test as Tropical
Storm Edouard boost Aedes aegypti Mosquito”.
Why the Zika Virus may have been
in Jamaica since October 2015 - Winning General Election at any cost
In fact,
as I’ve asserted above, the Zika Virus may already be in these parishes labled
as high-risk for Zika Virus as reported in the article “7
parishes declared high-risk areas for Zika virus”, published Thursday,
January 21, 2016 by Kimberely Hibbert, The
Jamaica Observer:
1.
Kingston
2.
St
Andrew
3.
St
Catherine
4.
St
Thomas
5.
Clarendon
6.
Manchester
7.
Westmoreland
It'll be
somewhat difficult to tell, as the symptoms of the Zika Virus, take four (4) to
seven (7) days after the initial infection and last for up to four (4) weeks or
longer:
1.
Conjunctivitis
2.
Fever
3.
Headache
4.
Joint
and muscle pain
5.
Rash
6.
Swelling
of the lower limbs
7.
Weakness
As of
Thursday February 4th 2016, The CDC (Center for Disease Control)
have place Jamaica on their US Zika Travel Advisory List, advising American
citizens susceptible to the Zika Virus not to travel to Jamaica as well as
other countries where the disease is spreading as reported in the article “Jamaica
Added To US Zika Travel Advisory List”, published Thursday February 4, 2016,
The Jamaica Gleaner.
The very
vulnerable are:
1.
Babies
2.
Children
suffering from an illness
3.
Elderly
persons with other health problems
Also,
contrary to what the Ministry of Health is saying, the Aedes Aegypti Mosquito does not need perfectly still clean water to
lay it eggs. It only needs water in a slow moving stream e.g. gullies or
rivers, as they can lay their eggs and attach them to algae blooms or aquatic
water grass growing in water.
Removing
old tyres and water containers will not work. Removal of water in the gullies and
drains, albeit moving water, is prime breeding ground for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Despite this,
people in Portmore can reduce their chances of being bitten by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito by:
1.
Wearing
long-sleeved clothing or long pants
2.
Using
DEET insect repellents
3.
Sleeping
under mosquito nets
4.
Removing
or covering container that can hold water
Reducing
the breeding places for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito will reduce the spread of
the Zika Virus as shown in the CARPHA Yard
Poster below.
So gullies
and swamps can host the eggs of the Aedes
Aegypti Mosquito as the Ministry of Health focuses their cleanup efforts on
other alternative breeding sites for the Zika Virus. The focus of prevention
efforts must therefore focus on reducing the breeding capability of the Aedes Aegypti Mosquito.
Not to
mention the Ministry of Health telling the truth. As of now I'm awaiting the first
report of a local transmission of the Zika Virus, as so far it appears to be
spreading rapidly via mosquitoes and body fluids.
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