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*Use air conditioning or window/door screens to keep mosquitoes from entering inside. If this is not possible, sleep under a mosquito bed net. | *Use air conditioning or window/door screens to keep mosquitoes from entering inside. If this is not possible, sleep under a mosquito bed net. | ||
*Empty standing water containers (e.g. flowerpots or buckets) to reduce potential for mosquito | *Empty standing water containers (e.g. flowerpots or buckets) to reduce potential for mosquito breeding sites around home. | ||
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The same primary preventative measures should be taken by symptomatic patients to prevent transmitting Zika virus to non-infected mosquitoes.<ref>Factsheet ffor health professionals. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (November 27, 2015). http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/zika_virus_infection/factsheet-health-professionals/Pages/factsheet_health_professionals.aspx Accessed December 22, 2015.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
Prevention
Primary Prevention
No vaccine currently exists to prevent Zika virus disease. The only effective way to prevent Zika virus infection is to avoid mosquito bites:[1]
- Use insect repellent.
- Products containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and some oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-menthane-diol provide the longest lasting protection.
- If using sunscreen and insect repellent, apply sunscreen first.
- Treat clothes with permethrin.
- Wear long sleeves and long pants.
- Use air conditioning or window/door screens to keep mosquitoes from entering inside. If this is not possible, sleep under a mosquito bed net.
- Empty standing water containers (e.g. flowerpots or buckets) to reduce potential for mosquito breeding sites around home.
Secondary Prevention
The same primary preventative measures should be taken by symptomatic patients to prevent transmitting Zika virus to non-infected mosquitoes.[2]
References
- ↑ Prevention. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (June 1, 2015). http://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html Accessed on December 14, 2015
- ↑ Factsheet ffor health professionals. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (November 27, 2015). http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/zika_virus_infection/factsheet-health-professionals/Pages/factsheet_health_professionals.aspx Accessed December 22, 2015.