The Zika virus outbreak currently gripping the Americas could have been sparked by the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in 2012, critics say.The insects were engineered by biotechnology experts to combat the spread of dengue fever and other diseases and released into the general population of Brazil in 2012.
But with the World Health Organisation(WHO) now meeting in Geneva to desperately discuss cures for the Zika virus, speculation has mounted as to the cause of this sudden outbreak.
The Zika virus was first discovered in the 1950s but the recent outbreak has escalated alarmingly, causing birth defects and a range of health problems in South and central America.
The first cases were reported in Brazil last May with up to 1.5 million people now thought to be affected by the virus which is spread by...
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LOOK! Another health scare that is going to kill us all and bring on the Zombie Apocalypse.
Heterosexual AIDS, West Nile, Ebola, Honta virus, resistant Tuberculosis, bird flu, and the mysterious Great Bee Die-off. It's always something and none of it is ever anywhere nearly as bad as the initial claims by so-called "professionals".
Just stop letting in immigrants and these problems are not even on the radar.
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