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Living with Microcephaly

February 5, 2016 By Joe Hennessey Leave a Comment

"Two girls that suffer from microcephaly"

Often the small head is the least of concerns for children that suffer from microcephaly.

(Mirror Daily, United States) – Carolina Caceres, a 24 years old Brazilian journalist sent an essay to the BBC telling them what living with microcephaly really is all about. The young woman is a rare success case among thousands of Zika affected babies that in time lose the ability to speak and walk until entering in a vegetative state right up until death.

Carolina Caceres, the Zika survivor has managed to attend the Journalism University, to keep a blog and even write a book. But she wasn’t just extremely lucky. The young girl had to go through five serious medical interventions, 12 years of intensive medication, continuous breathing problems and seizures. But she fought valiantly along the way and now she is quite a successful person.

The problem with microcephaly is that the biggest concern is not, contrary to popular belief, the small head, but other complications of the disease who may or may not occur. It all depends on the luck of the mother and the child. In most cases the significantly smaller head is just a problem of aesthetics that does not pose the same dangers as the other symptoms of the disease.

But, unfortunately, only an average of 15 percent out of the total of infected children turn out to not be affected intellectual disabilities. Caceres was among those lucky 15 percent. But that is only a very small number compared to the thousands that were born in the current epidemic.

According to the official declarations of Brazil’s spokespersons, the current outbreak of the Zika virus is much more violent, and the majority of the babies that were born infected with it have increased chances of growing up with mental disabilities, very serious motor and speech problems and other such medical complications that will require constant and costly care.

WHO still thinks that the link between all of the microcephaly born babies and the Zika virus is strong, but not one hundred percent sure. The organization is reticent in blaming the virus because the exact ways in which it produces microcephaly is not yet determined.

A study conducted in 2014 on a similar virus determined that it affects the baby on the stem cells levels. It seems that during the early development stages of the brain, the virus intervenes and causes the development of microcephaly. But the study was not focused on the Zika virus, but on a similar one, so WHO will still not link the two officially.

Among the babies that were born this year with a Zika virus infection is the son of Marilia Lima. The baby boy, which is now three months old has a small head and problems in his leg and arm bones, hips and eyes. He also breathes with difficulty, the mother being afraid of waking up in the morning and finding the little boy dead.

Living with microcephaly is not easy, and taking into account the violence of the latest outbreak it seems that in a lot of the cases it is not even possible.

The authorities urge the women in Latin America to try and not get pregnant until the virus is eradicated. Officials started spraying the neighborhoods and giving out insect repellent to thousands of pregnant women. Abortion is illegal in all of the Latin American countries.

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Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Brazil, Latin America, microcephaly, Zika virus, Zika virus survivor

Abortion Is Now Highly Debated in Latin America

February 2, 2016 By Matthew Slotkin Leave a Comment

"Pregnant woman's belly in sepia"

The Women on Waves pro-choice organization is illegally sending abortion drugs to Latin American women.

(Mirror Daily, United States) – Because of the astronomical spread of the Zika virus, abortion is now highly debated in Latin America. The problem is that a group named “Women on Waves” is illegally importing abortion drugs into the country and trying to convince women that it is better to have a chemically induced abortion than giving birth to a malformed baby.

The Zika virus outbreak has affected 4000 women, as opposed to approximately 163, which was the annual average until now. The illness is not deadly for neither the mother, nor the baby, but it does cause malformations to the developing baby. Most of the infected mothers give birth to babies with a very small head and an abnormally developed brain.

No cure has been found yet for the virus that is continuously spreading throughout Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Guadeloupe, Venezuela, Surinam, Argentina, Honduras, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, San Salvador, Haiti, and Panama. Also, the WHO (the World Organization for Health) reported that an official link between microcephaly and the Zika virus was not yet detected.

The official authorities of the Latin American countries that were previously mentioned have advised women to try and avoid pregnancy until a solution to the epidemic is found. Many people contested this advice saying that the Latin American women are not sufficiently educated in matters of pregnancy prevention and they are not able to completely stop having babies.

This is where the Women on Waves organization got involved. They are trying to give a choice to the expectant mothers that have been diagnosed with Zika virus. On this account, they have created a special website where Latin American women can register and receive a free abortion drug from the organization.

The problem is, apart from the fact that abortions are illegal in Latin America, the drug that they are sending to help the women is highly volatile. The FDA only approves its use until the 9th week of pregnancy, and shipment alone can last up to five weeks. This means that the Women on Waves expect the infected pregnant women to discover their pregnancy and their illness in a matter of four weeks. Which is as outrageous as it is impossible because many women discover that they are pregnant after 4 to 6 weeks.

The group, which is a pro-choice organization, took advantage of the increased spread of the virus and started demanding that the women in the affected countries be able to undergo such a procedure legally. Abortion is now highly debated in Latin America, but the outcome may not be in favor of their demands, especially after they tried to convince the Latin American women to order an illegal drug.

Perhaps it would have been better for the Women on Waves group if they started to send care packages that educated the women on matters of prevention.

The organization is not at its first offense, the group members being caught last year as they were trying to deliver the same abortion medication to pregnant women in Poland and Ireland using drones.

In the meantime, the WHO and many other health organizations are working on a treatment that will stop the effects that the Zika virus has on pregnant women.

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Filed Under: Health Tagged With: abortion, Latin America, pro-choice, WHO, Women on Waves, Zika virus

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