Zika can cause severe birth defects in your unborn child if you’re infected while you’re pregnant.
There’s no vaccine to prevent Zika and no medicine to treat it.
Follow these simple steps at home and when traveling to places where Zika is a known risk.
USE YOUR MOSQUITO REPELLENT BENEFIT
PROTECT
your unborn child
PROTECT
your environment
PROTECT
your family
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Use mosquito repellent |
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Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants |
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Use condoms if you have sex with a person who has been to an area with Zika |
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Get rid of all standing water outside |
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Use screens on windows and doors |
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Use insect sprays to |
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Dress children in clothing that covers arms and legs |
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Apply insect repellent to children two months old and up |
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Cover cribs and strollers with mosquito netting |