{"id":2367,"date":"2016-03-22T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T06:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/22\/south-korea-confirms-first-zika-virus-case\/"},"modified":"2016-03-22T14:52:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T06:52:08","slug":"south-korea-confirms-first-zika-virus-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/22\/south-korea-confirms-first-zika-virus-case\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea confirms first Zika virus case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SEOUL \u2014 On Tuesday, South Korea reported the country’s first case of the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease that has been linked to birth defects and other health issues.<\/p>\n

A 43-year-old man who recently returned from Brazil was diagnosed with the virus after suffering fever, muscle pain and rash, according to a statement from the state-run Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.<\/p>\n

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The tropical disease, which has become epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, usually causes a mild illness. But the World Health Organization last month declared the explosive spread of Zika in the Americas to be a global emergency, due to its link to the spike in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads and the rise in a rare neurological syndrome that can cause paralysis and death. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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