What Is The Zika Virus?
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We’ve all heard plenty about the Zika virus by now, but it’s hard to know how worried to be. What are our chances of getting it? Should we postpone travel plans? Donald G. McNeil Jr. is a science writer for the New York Times, and he attempts to answer those questions and more in his new book Zika: The Emerging Epidemic. WAMC’s Ian Pickus spoke with the author about the virus. https://wamcpodcasts.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/EverythingExplained4_mixdown.mp3
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