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Zika Toolkit provides information and preventive tips

Posted on October 13, 2016 by benningnews Leave a comment

By Lindsay Marchello, Bayonet & Saber / FORT BENNING, Ga., (Oct. 5, 2016) — The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has released a Zika Toolkit for the public to learn about the virus and how to protect themselves against it. Maj. Scott Robinson, the Chief of Preventive Medicine at the Martin Army Community Hospital, encourages people to visit the

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Zika virus and men: What discussion and prevention should be happening now?

Posted on July 6, 2016 by benningnews Leave a comment

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By Maj. Jodi Brown, Army Public Health Center (Provisional) / Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause severe birth defects in babies born to infected mothers. If Zika virus is perceived to be serious only for pregnant mothers, why should men be concerned? New research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that men

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Zika Toolkit provides information and preventive tips

Zika virus and men: What discussion and prevention should be happening now?