ASEAN Life Vol 1 March 2016 | Page 32
Health
waters, among others. Wear long-sleeved
shirts and long pants when outdoors, and
treat clothing and gear with permethrin or
purchase permethrin-treated items.
How does this affect women?
Zika virus wreaked havoc in Brazil
in 2015 with growing evidence that it
causes auto-immune and neurological
complications, and increased cases of
Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephalic
babies born of Zika Z[