7. In January 2016, the World Health Organization declared a state of emergency regarding what mosquito-borne virus that had, earlier, broken out in South America?
From Quiz (Bitter) Sweet '16
Answer:
Zika
The Zika Virus was, perhaps, one of the first signs of something being amiss in 2016. Starting with a mosquito bite, the virus spread throughout South America and upwards through the U.S. causing fever, rash, and headaches, though most infected seemed to be quick to recover unless they also took on Guillain-Barré syndrome as a result, causing severe muscle weakness. Cases of Zika were also directly linked to issues in pregnancy leading to microcephaly, which caused the most concern in the media when WHO announced the outbreak. The state of emergency was lifted by November.