{"id":6087,"date":"2017-07-11T03:01:08","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T03:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=6087"},"modified":"2017-07-11T03:01:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T03:01:08","slug":"health-minister-c-vijayabaskar-presides-the-communicable-disease-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=6087","title":{"rendered":"Health Minister C.Vijayabaskar presides the communicable disease conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170710-WA0106.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6089\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6089 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170710-WA0106.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20170710-WA0106\" width=\"583\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170710-WA0106.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG-20170710-WA0106-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a>Chennai:<\/strong>\u00a0Egmore Family Welfare and Family Welfare Training Center, Tamil Nadu is now a globally recogonised state and nearing states to prevent from Zika Virus\u00a0in public health. With the state unveiling 108 new health schemes for the fiscal 2017-18 remarkable progress will be achieved in reduction of infant mortality and deaths among pregnant mothers, said state minister C. Vijayabhaskar on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/c.vijaya-baskar.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6088\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6088 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/c.vijaya-baskar.jpg\" alt=\"c.vijaya baskar\" width=\"284\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a>In this conference, this year Kerala and nearing states are affected heavily by virus fever. The discussion about the virus fever affected in Tamilnadu and other states too.<\/p>\n<p>At present suituation about virus fever in Tamilnadu discussed in the meeting by People Welfare and Family Welfare dept. Chief Secretary Dr.K.Kulanthaisamy, Medical Education Director Dr.Edwin Joe, Medical welfare Director Dr.Banu are explained in\u00a0awareness speech.<\/p>\n<p>In this reserch conference Central Govt Health research dept. Secretary Dr.Sowmiya Swaminathan were given her valuable presence.<\/p>\n<p>Tamilnadu Medical Council Managing Director Dr.P. Umanath and Medical College Deans were participated.<\/p>\n<p>For precaution of communicable disease is severely taken by Tamilnadu Health dept. part of all government Hospitals should take urine and blood samples to test from patients.<\/p>\n<p>In this sheme in \u00a0Thenkanikkottai circle, Anjampatti Primary Health center, \u00a0Krishnagiri District, Tamilnadu founded Zika Virus in one patient from Nettrapaalayam village.<\/p>\n<p>About Zika Virus History:<\/p>\n<div class=\"hatnote navigation-not-searchable\">This article is about the virus. For the disease, see\u00a0<a title=\"Zika fever\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_fever\">Zika fever<\/a>. For the recent outbreak, see\u00a0<a title=\"2015\u201316 Zika virus epidemic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015%E2%80%9316_Zika_virus_epidemic\">2015\u201316 Zika virus epidemic<\/a>.<\/div>\n<table class=\"infobox biota\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Zika virus<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Zika_EM_CDC_20541.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a8\/Zika_EM_CDC_20541.png\/220px-Zika_EM_CDC_20541.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a8\/Zika_EM_CDC_20541.png\/330px-Zika_EM_CDC_20541.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a8\/Zika_EM_CDC_20541.png\/440px-Zika_EM_CDC_20541.png 2x\" alt=\"Zika EM CDC 20541.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" data-file-width=\"1576\" data-file-height=\"1576\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Electron micrograph\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electron_micrograph\">Electron micrograph<\/a>\u00a0of the virus. Virus particles (digitally colored purple) are 40\u00a0<a title=\"Nanometre\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nanometre\">nm<\/a>\u00a0in diameter, with an outer envelope and a dense inner core.<sup id=\"cite_ref-zikamicrograph_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-zikamicrograph-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Zika-chain-colored.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/Zika-chain-colored.png\/220px-Zika-chain-colored.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/Zika-chain-colored.png\/330px-Zika-chain-colored.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/Zika-chain-colored.png\/440px-Zika-chain-colored.png 2x\" alt=\"Zika-chain-colored.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" data-file-width=\"2400\" data-file-height=\"2400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Zika virus\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Viral capsid\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Viral_capsid\">capsid<\/a>\u00a0model, colored by chains,\u00a0<a title=\"Protein Data Bank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protein_Data_Bank\">PDB<\/a>\u00a0entry\u00a0<span class=\"plainlinks\"><a class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/pdbe\/entry\/pdb\/5ire\" rel=\"nofollow\">5ire<\/a><\/span>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-SirohiChen2016_2-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-SirohiChen2016-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><a title=\"Virus classification\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virus_classification\">Virus classification<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Group:<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"group\">Group IV\u00a0<small>(<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Positive-sense ssRNA virus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Positive-sense_ssRNA_virus\">(+)ssRNA<\/a>)<\/small><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Family:<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"family\"><i><a title=\"Flaviviridae\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flaviviridae\">Flaviviridae<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genus:<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"genus\"><i><a title=\"Flavivirus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flavivirus\">Flavivirus<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Species:<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"species\"><i>Zika virus<\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Zika virus<\/b>\u00a0(<b>ZIKV<\/b>) is a member of the\u00a0<a title=\"Virus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virus\">virus<\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Family (biology)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Family_(biology)\">family<\/a>\u00a0<i><a title=\"Flaviviridae\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flaviviridae\">Flaviviridae<\/a><\/i>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-MaloneHoman2016_3-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-MaloneHoman2016-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It is\u00a0<a title=\"Mosquito-borne disease\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosquito-borne_disease\">spread<\/a>\u00a0by daytime-active\u00a0<i><a title=\"Aedes\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aedes\">Aedes<\/a><\/i>\u00a0mosquitoes, such as\u00a0<i><a title=\"Aedes aegypti\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aedes_aegypti\">A. aegypti<\/a><\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i><a title=\"Aedes albopictus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aedes_albopictus\">A. albopictus<\/a><\/i>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-MaloneHoman2016_3-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-MaloneHoman2016-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Its name comes from the\u00a0<a title=\"Zika Forest\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest\">Zika Forest<\/a>\u00a0of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947.<sup id=\"cite_ref-SikkaChattu2016_4-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-SikkaChattu2016-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Zika virus is related to the\u00a0<a title=\"Dengue virus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dengue_virus\">dengue<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Yellow fever virus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yellow_fever_virus\">yellow fever<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Japanese encephalitis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_encephalitis\">Japanese encephalitis<\/a>, and\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"West Nile virus\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Nile_virus\">West Nile<\/a>\u00a0viruses.<sup id=\"cite_ref-SikkaChattu2016_4-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-SikkaChattu2016-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Since the 1950s, it has been known to occur within a narrow equatorial belt from Africa to Asia.\u00a0<a title=\"2007 Yap Islands Zika virus outbreak\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2007_Yap_Islands_Zika_virus_outbreak\">From 2007<\/a>\u00a0to 2016, the virus spread eastward,\u00a0<a title=\"2013\u20132014 Zika virus outbreaks in Oceania\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2013%E2%80%932014_Zika_virus_outbreaks_in_Oceania\">across the Pacific Ocean<\/a>\u00a0to the Americas, leading to the\u00a0<a title=\"2015\u201316 Zika virus epidemic\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2015%E2%80%9316_Zika_virus_epidemic\">2015\u201316 Zika virus epidemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The infection, known as\u00a0<a title=\"Zika fever\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_fever\">Zika fever<\/a>\u00a0or Zika virus disease, often causes no or only mild symptoms, similar to a very mild form of\u00a0<a title=\"Dengue fever\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dengue_fever\">dengue fever<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-MaloneHoman2016_3-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-MaloneHoman2016-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0While there is no specific treatment,\u00a0<a title=\"Paracetamol\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paracetamol\">paracetamol<\/a>\u00a0(acetaminophen) and rest may help with the symptoms.<sup id=\"cite_ref-cdcsymptoms_5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-cdcsymptoms-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0As of 2016, the illness cannot be prevented by medications or\u00a0<a title=\"Vaccine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vaccine\">vaccines<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-cdcsymptoms_5-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-cdcsymptoms-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Zika can spread from a pregnant woman to her baby. This can result in\u00a0<a title=\"Microcephaly\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microcephaly\">microcephaly<\/a>, severe brain malformations, and other birth defects.<sup id=\"cite_ref-NEJM201604_6-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-NEJM201604-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-CDC2016Cause_7-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-CDC2016Cause-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Zika infections in adults may result rarely in\u00a0<a title=\"Guillain\u2013Barr\u00e9 syndrome\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guillain%E2%80%93Barr%C3%A9_syndrome\">Guillain\u2013Barr\u00e9 syndrome<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-WHO_SitRep_7_Apr_2016_8-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-WHO_SitRep_7_Apr_2016-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>In January 2016, the United States\u00a0<a title=\"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Centers_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>\u00a0(CDC) issued travel guidance on affected countries, including the use of enhanced precautions, and guidelines for pregnant women including considering postponing travel.<sup id=\"cite_ref-CDCCaribbean_9-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-CDCCaribbean-9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-PetersenStaples2016_10-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-PetersenStaples2016-10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Other governments or health agencies also issued similar travel warnings,<sup id=\"cite_ref-ITV22Jan2016_11-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-ITV22Jan2016-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-RTE22Jan2016_12-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-RTE22Jan2016-12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-BBC24Jan2016_13-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-BBC24Jan2016-13\">[13]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0while Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Jamaica advised women to postpone getting pregnant until more is known about the risks.<sup id=\"cite_ref-RTE22Jan2016_12-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-RTE22Jan2016-12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-BBC23Jan2016_14-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-BBC23Jan2016-14\">[14]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Zika is pronounced\u00a0<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"><a title=\"Help:IPA for English\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA_for_English\">\/<span title=\"\/\u02c8\/ primary stress follows\">\u02c8<\/span><span title=\"'z' in 'zoom'\">z<\/span><span title=\"\/i\u02d0\/ long 'e' in 'seed'\">i\u02d0<\/span><span title=\"'k' in 'kind'\">k<\/span><span title=\"\/\u0259\/ 'a' in 'about'\">\u0259<\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"IPA nopopups noexcerpt\"><a title=\"Help:IPA for English\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA_for_English\">\/<span title=\"\/\u02c8\/ primary stress follows\">\u02c8<\/span><span title=\"'z' in 'zoom'\">z<\/span><span title=\"\/\u026a\/ short 'i' in 'bid'\">\u026a<\/span><span title=\"'k' in 'kind'\">k<\/span><span title=\"\/\u0259\/ 'a' in 'about'\">\u0259<\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Pronunciation_15-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-Pronunciation-15\">[15]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-eid14_16-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus#cite_note-eid14-16\">[16]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Felicitating doctors during a function organised by the Tamil Nadu chapter of Indian Medical Association the health minister briefed that a fund of Rs 10,158 crore has been allocated during the recent Assembly session.<\/p>\n<p>New cath labs, zero delay ward, additional; trauma care centres, Centre or excellence to improve child care at government general hospitals and cloud computing for non-communicable disease are on cards.<\/p>\n<p>These new projects would push Tamil Nadu health sector further. Already Tamil Nadu is a pioneer among Indian states on health sector and now the prevalence of HIV infection from HIV infected mother to children has been drastically brought down to 0.25 per cent as a result in TN is next to Cuba and Thailand in bringing down the incidence of HIV transmission.<\/p>\n<p>On education front new diploma course in psychiatry nursing along with diplomat national board courses have been introduced. Health secretary J. Radhakrishnan also spoke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai:\u00a0Egmore Family Welfare and Family Welfare Training Center, Tamil Nadu is now a globally recogonised state and nearing states to prevent from Zika Virus\u00a0in public health. 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