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A number of viruses have arrived from Africa and Asia in recent years, and the Zika virus is the latest. The World Health Organization has described it as "spreading explosively" and states that it expects millions of acute cases and a large number of newborns in affected areas that might be born with abnormalities. What is Zika? How does it spread and what are the symptoms? Can it be treated or prevented? What does it mean for the average American?

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A number of viruses have arrived from Africa and Asia in recent years, and the Zika virus is the latest. The World Health Organization has described it as "spreading explosively" and states that it expects millions of acute cases and a large number of newborns in affected areas that might be born with abnormalities. What is Zika? How does it spread and what are the symptoms? Can it be treated or prevented? What does it mean for the average American?
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Joseph Alton, MD is a Life Fellow of the American College of OB/Gyn and a Retired Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is considered the premiere expert on medical preparedness for disasters and epidemics, especially for scenarios where medical services are overwhelmed or non-existent. Dr. Alton speaks throughout the country on topics of disaster medical preparedness and is a regular contributor to various leading magazines in the survival/homesteading/preparedness genres. Besides Zika Virus, Dr. Alton has written on other epidemic diseases, such as Ebola, and is a regular contributor to various magazines. His website at www.doomandbloom.net is a respected source for information on disaster/epidemic medical preparedness. Dr. Alton is perhaps best known as the co-author of the 3-category #1 Amazon bestseller "The Survival Medicine Handbook: THE essential guide for when medical help is NOT on the way", now in its third edition.