“We
reported it to the health department, and the public health people came and
fogged our schools and gave the students tips on protecting themselves”
Principal of the Vere
Technical High School Dr Henrietta Stewart commenting on students coming down
with Zika Virus-like symptoms
The
Zika Virus has come to Clarendon. Already, there is panic in the streets of
Lionel Town.
This
as many resident of the community of the south coast of Clarendon have been
reporting since to the Lionel Town Health Centre as reported in the article “ZIKV
Seemingly On The Rise In Clarendon”, published Tuesday May 31, 2016 by
Shanique Samuels, The Jamaica Gleaner.
To
be specific, the people coming in with Zika Virus-like symptoms are from the
following parts of southern Clarendon:
1.
Waterlane
2.
Lionel Town
3.
Nineteen Mile
4.
Sandy Bay
Students
from the following schools are also reporting symptoms of the Zika Virus:
1.
Hayes Primary
2.
Vere Technical High
3.
Green Park Primary
4.
Junior High School
The
symptoms of the Zika Virus, take four (4) to seven (7) days after the initial
infection to manifest.
They
can last for up to four (4) weeks or longer and are not much different from the
symptoms of the common cold:
1.
Conjunctivitis
2.
Fever
3.
Headache
4.
Joint and muscle pain
5.
Rash
6.
Swelling of the lower limbs
7.
Weakness
So,
so the people of southern Clarendon have the Zika Virus?
15 Zika Virus Cases
confirmed - Clarendon victims indicate the Virus is spreading westward
Medical
officer of health for the parish Dr Kimberly Scarlett Campbell is awaiting the
results of blood tests to prove that these persons do indeed have the Zika
Virus.
However,
she doesn’t have to wait long; the Ministry of Health has confirmed fifteen
(15) more Zika Virus cases as reported in the article “15
Zika Cases Confirmed”, Published Wednesday June 1, 2016, The Jamaica Gleaner.
Of
these fifteen (15) cases, ten (10) are in St Thomas and St. Catherine, which
means the remaining five (5) may be in Clarendon.
Seven
(7) parishes in Jamaica have been listed as having a high risk of a Zika Virus
outbreak.
1.
Kingston
2.
St Andrew
3.
St Catherine
4.
St Thomas
5.
Clarendon
6.
Manchester
7.
Westmoreland
I've
long concluded that there is a Ministry of Health cover-up game being played
out reminiscent of the Chikungunya virus of 2014 as per my analysis in my blog article
entitled “Why
the Ministry of Health is covering up Local Transmission of Zika Virus in
Jamaica”
However,
Minister of Health, Dr. Christopher Tufton states that there may be more Zika
virus cases than the officially confirmed fifteen (15) as per the audio clip
below
There
are even reports of a pregnant woman who has the Zika Virus as reported in the
article “Gov't
Declines To Confirm Reports Of A Pregnant Woman's Zika Diagnosis”,
Published Wednesday June 1, 2016, The
Jamaica Gleaner.
Good
to note that Dr. Christopher Tufton and his Health Ministry are still trying to
verify these various reports of Zika Virus. This is via using their recently upgraded
National Virology Reference Laboratory at the UHWI (University Hospital of the
West Indies) as noted in my blog article
entitled “How
Ministry of Health ramping up as Chikungunya, Zika, Dengue and H1N1 attack
Jamaican at Champs”.
She
may become the first woman to give birth to a child that shows signs of
microcephaly, which is now connected to the Zika Virus as noted in my blog article
entitled “How
the Zika Virus now connected to Microcephaly, acute myelitis and Guillain-Barré
syndrome”.
If
Clarendon is the latest set of victims, this means that the Zika Virus is
spreading westward. It'll only be a matter of time before we hear of official
cases from these far-flung parishes.
Preventing Zika Virus -
Irradiated Mosquitoes and Essential oils may be the key
The
Zika Virus is especially dangerous to the following vulnerable groups:
1.
Babies
2.
Children suffering from an illness
3.
Elderly persons with other health
problems
Preventing
the Aedes Aegypti mosquito from
breeding and reducing Aedes Aegypti
mosquito bites be best achieved 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
Mosquito
Repellent Laundry Soap and the Blue Power Castile Soap, both of which are
infused with citronella oil, cannot stop the Zika Virus as reported in my blog article
entitled “Why
the Blue Power Mosquito Repellent Laundry Soap and Castile Soap cannot stop
Zika Virus Infections”, as the effect wears off too quickly.
You
stand a better chance of making your own insect repellant from essential oils
as reported in my MICO Was blog
article entitled “How
to make DEET-free mosquito repellant from Essential Oils and iso-propyl alcohol”.
Reducing
the breeding places for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito is crucial to controlling
the spread of the Zika Virus as shown in the CARPHA Yard
Poster below.
Possibly
too, the Ministry of Health's plan to use irradiated mosquitoes may also work
as explained in my blog article
entitled “How Ministry of Health andIAEA using Radioactivity to reduce Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Population”.
Homeowners
can try using the distilled essence of Garden croton, Tawa-tawa and Lemon
grass, which 17-y-o Jerouen Paul Lumabao from the Philippines has demonstrated
to have killing power over mosquito larvae as reported in my blog article
entitled “How Garden croton, Tawa-tawaand Lemon grass can be used to kill Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Larvae”.
Finally
boosting your immune system by taking Vitamin C and Vitamin B Complex is the
way to go.
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