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02-27-2016, 08:01 AM
Pregnant women advised **t to go to the Olympics
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The Centers for Disease Control an**unced late Friday that women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant should reconsider travel to Brazil this summer for the 2016 Olympics.
Earlier on Friday, the CDC held a press briefing with updated information on the current status of Zika virus research. Zika virus, typically causing a mild illness in people who contract it, has been linked to much more serious conditions including microcephaly and Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
SEE ALSO: Zika virus presents female Olympic athletes with awful dilemma (http://mashable.com/2016/02/09/rio-olympics-zika-virus-present-female-athletes-with-awful-choice/)
"Because of the Zika outbreak, CDC recommends that pregnant women consider **t traveling to the Olympics," CDC said in a statement. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/pregnant-women-olympics/)
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The Centers for Disease Control an**unced late Friday that women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant should reconsider travel to Brazil this summer for the 2016 Olympics.
Earlier on Friday, the CDC held a press briefing with updated information on the current status of Zika virus research. Zika virus, typically causing a mild illness in people who contract it, has been linked to much more serious conditions including microcephaly and Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
SEE ALSO: Zika virus presents female Olympic athletes with awful dilemma (http://mashable.com/2016/02/09/rio-olympics-zika-virus-present-female-athletes-with-awful-choice/)
"Because of the Zika outbreak, CDC recommends that pregnant women consider **t traveling to the Olympics," CDC said in a statement. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/pregnant-women-olympics/)
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