DR. FRANK McGEORGE WILL BE HERE
TO EXPLAIN AHEAD IN "GOOD
HEALTH."
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Devin: THE OLYMPIC FLAME WAS
HANDED TO ORGANIZERS OF THE RIO
GAMES IN GREECE.
THIS IS 100 DAYS BEFORE THE
OPENING CEREMONY.
THE FLAME WILL NOW TRAVEL TO
SWITZERLAND WHERE IT WILL VISIT
THE UNITED NATIONS BUILDING AND
WILL REACH BRAZIL NEXT TUESDAY.
ORGANIZERS SAY IT WILL TRAVEL TO
HUNDREDS OF CITIES IN BRAZIL AND
WILL COVER 12,000 MILES BY RODE,
10,000 MILES BY AIR AND END UP
IN RIO FOR THE OPENING
CEREMONIES.
ALONG WITH A NORMAL SECURITY
CONCERNS THAT COME WITH ANY
GAMES, ATHLETES AND FANS WILL
FACE AN ADDED THREAT IN THE FORM
OF THE ZIKA VIRUS.
Karen: DR. McGEORGE IS HERE
WITH THE RISK AND WHAT'S BEING
DONE TO REDUCE IT.
Dr. McGeorge: BRAZIL HAS BEEN
AT THE CENTER OF THE ZIKA
OUTBREAK.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE
CONFIRMED MORE THAN 1100 CASES
OF BABIES BORN WITH
MICROCEPHALY, AN ABNORMALLY
SMALL HEAD.
ZIKA IS NOT EXPECTED TO KEEP THE
ATHLETES OR MOST FANS AWAY.
ZIKA IS ALSO A GLOBAL
PROBLEM.
THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH
SDAESHG AT THIS POINT IS TO GET
INFORMATION.
Dr. McGeorge: EXPECT BUG
SPRAY TO BE THE OFFICIAL
ACCESSORY.
THEY'RE URGING VISITORS TO TAKE
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS.
LONG SLEEVES, REPEL LEAPT IF
YOU'RE OUTSIDE.
WINDOWS CLOSED IN THE EVENING,
AIR-CONDITIONING ON.
Dr. McGeorge: AREAS ARE BEING
INSPECTED FOR STANDING WATER AND
SPRAYED TO CONTROL THE MOSQUITO
POPULATION.
FOR THE ATHLETES, IT'S ONE MORE
THING TO WORRY ABOUT.
IT'S SCARY!
EVERY TIME WE GO TO THE NATIONAL
COMPETITION, IT'S ALWAYS
SOMETHING.
AND IT'S HARD BECAUSE IT'S
REALLY ON WOMEN.
Dr. McGeorge: THE CDC HAS
ENCOURAGED PREGNANT WOMEN TO
AVOID TRAVEL TO AREAS WHERE ZIKA
IS SPREADING.
FOR EVERYONE ELSE?
THIS IS REALLY UNCHARTED
TERRITORY.
Dr. McGeorge: DR. MARK WILSON
IS A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC
HEALTH AND STUDIED HOW EMERGING
DISEASES CAN SPREAD AND IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE RISK OF
ZIKA IN PERSPECTIVE WITH OTHER
TRAVEL CONCERNS.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER RISKS
THAT ARE AS GREAT OR GREATER
THAT PEOPLE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT.
Dr. McGeorge: HE EXPECTS THE
RISK OF BEING INFECTED AT THE
OLYMPIC VENUES LOWER THAN
OUTSIDE THE CITY.
IT'S THE WINTER FOR
BRAZILIANS.
Dr. McGeorge: BUT ZIKA COULD
BE AN UNWANTED SOUVENIR FOR
SOME.
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE COMING
BACK FROM BRAZIL, LATIN AMERICA,
OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, THAT
WILL TRANSPORT ZIKA WITH THEM.
WHETHER OR NOT IT LEADS TO LOCAL
TRANSMISSION IS THE BIG
QUESTION.
Dr. McGeorge: IN ORDER FOR IT
TO SPREAD, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN
ABUNDANT POPULATION OF THE
MOSQUITOES CAPABLE OF
TRANSMITTING IT PERSON TO
PERSON.
WE DON'T HAVE IT IN MICHIGAN,
BUT 30 STATES DO.
AND THIS IS ALSO TRANSMITTED
SEXUALLY, SO THERE'S THE
POTENTIAL TO CARRY IT TO MANY
PLACES WHERE IT IS NOT BEING
SEEN YET.
Devin: A LOT OF VISITORS BUT
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF FEMALE
ATHLETES WHO ARE OF CHILD
BEARING YEARS.
AND IT'S A TOUGH DECISION FOR
SOME OF THEM TO MAKE.
Dr. McGeorge: THEY'RE HIGHLY
INDIVIDUALIZED DECISIONS AND
THEY'VE SPENT THEIR LIVES
TRAINING FOR THE OLYMPICS AND
MOST OF THEM WILL BE WILLING TO
TAKE THAT CHANCE, IF YOU WILL,
BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A GREAT
DEAL TO REDUCE THE MOSQUITO
POPULATION AROUND THE OLYMPICS
BECAUSE THERE IS REPELLENT AND
OTHER PROTECTION AVAILABLE.
SO YOU CAN'T REDUCE THE RISK TO
ABSOLUTE ZERO BUT YOU CAN
MINIMIZE IT SIGNIFICANTLY.
Devin: OUR COVERAGE CONTINUES