Zika Publicity Has Faded, But The Health Threat Remains Real

At a recent visit to my obstetrician, my doctor gave me a stern warning: avoid traveling to areas where the Zika virus is active or I will need to wait six months to try to get pregnant. If my husband and I go to a country where this virus is still posing a threat to expecting mothers and their babies, we would have to use birth control to ensure I do not get pregnant after the possibility of exposure. I was surprised to hear her caution. Zika was something I worried about when I was pregnant with my first child back in 2016. At the time, there were frequent news stories about the virus and its devastating effects on babies in utero. But I could not remember the last time I had heard about the virus. It is no longer a topic of conversation among my friends, nor has it been on my radar in years. Is it still really a problem?

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