‘It’s going to hit the poorest people’: Zika outbreak feared on the Texas borde

Tracking Zika is complicated further by the large volume of cross-border traffic and significant numbers of undocumented immigrants, especially since the Donald Trump’s harsh deportation efforts have caused many people to fear any interaction with authorities.

[–]braaibros 16 points an hour ago

My daughter has CMV which has similar effects as Zika. The long term effects of either are devastating to both the individual and the family. My daughter is not even one yet and she’s racked up about 500,000 dollars in medical bills.

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[–]djtemporary 3 points an hour ago

Why? (Not being a dick, but just wondering what the effects are and the consequences of infection are)

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[–]braaibros 5 points an hour ago

Her head is in the 2nd percentile, she is developmentally behind. She’s not growing at the pace of peers, she’s completely deaf and has a cerebral palsy diagnosis. Hers is a mild case so a lot of the above can be treated but she has about 4 doctor visits a week. Luckily we have good insurance and my wife’s job allows her to leave often. I think if Zika hits a poor area it will affect Medicaid program with a lot of expensive babies.

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