Elemental
Published in

Elemental

Do You Still Need to Be Worried About Zika?

The media has stopped paying attention. Does that mean you can, too?

A close-up of a mosquito sitting on human skin.
Photo: Joao Paulo Burini/Moment/Getty

WWhen Maureen McCollum, now 37, got married during the height of the Zika virus pandemic in 2016, her honeymoon to the Dominican Republic was on the chopping block.

“I would cancel your trip,” doctors said at the time, when the couple expressed that…

--

--

--

Your life, sourced by science. A publication from Medium about health and wellness.

Recommended from Medium

Drop It Like It’s Hot: 13 Great Tips To Better Manage Diabetes

They were already at risk… the pandemic made it worse.

Activated charcoal toothpaste: does charcoal whiten teeth?

The Disease Everyone Thinks Is Parkinson’s

Be Smart, Don’t Start

Added Sugar is Worse Than Alcohol

Haven, Refuge, or Prison: The Concept of Home During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Get the Medium app

A button that says 'Download on the App Store', and if clicked it will lead you to the iOS App store
A button that says 'Get it on, Google Play', and if clicked it will lead you to the Google Play store
Erin Schumaker

Erin Schumaker

Public health reporter

More from Medium

The Dinner Test: Why Every Good Story Must Pass This Test (and How to Do It)

Wabi-Sabi …an answer to perfectionism & materialism.

A GUIDE TO NAIL CARE AND BEAUTY

Why I Chose to Make No Resolutions for 2022

Painting of two men watching the sunset by the lake. Titled Old Birch Tree at the Sognefjord (1839) by Thomas Fearnley