Peru declares Zika emergency after more than 100 people infected with virus
The officials in Peru have declared a Zika health emergency across the northern half of their country after more than 100 people were found to be infected with the virus.
The 90-day emergency was announced yesterday in the official gazette El Peruano, which said the health ministry and local authorities were working to prevent the spread of the disease, which is principally transmitted by mosquitos. The cases detected so far include 34 pregnant women. Zika is seen as a cause of microcephaly – abnormally small heads and brains – in babies. A major Zika outbreak in neighbouring Brazil, where nearly 1,600 babies have been born with the birth defect, has prompted concerns for athletes and visitors ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month.
6. Sexual desire lower in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome
Postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome report lower sexual activity, desire, and sexual satisfaction, according to a new report. According to a new study published in The American Journal of Medicine, researchers looked at the role metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease play in postmenopausal women sexual health. The study also showed that coronary artery disease was more prevalent in women with low rates of sexual activity.
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