Lately, few things have scared travellers quite like a little four-letter word starting with a Z. Zika has been around since the 1950s but has really made the headlines in the past year or so, since it has been linked to Guillain-Barre syndrome and microcephaly.
With symptoms like headaches and severe muscle and joint pain, contracting Zika can really ruin your trip, but there are ways to avoid the disease. If you want to stay informed, the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Canadian Government offer some tips and the latest information about Zika.
https://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html
https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/travel-health-notices/152
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![1. Rethink Your Destination 1. Rethink Your Destination](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
1. Rethink Your Destination
![2. Avoid Areas With a Risk of Dengue or Chikungunya 2. Avoid Areas With a Risk of Dengue or Chikungunya](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
2. Avoid Areas With a Risk of Dengue or Chikungunya
![3. Avoid Bodies of Standing Water 3. Avoid Bodies of Standing Water](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
3. Avoid Bodies of Standing Water
![4. Stay at High Elevations 4. Stay at High Elevations](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
4. Stay at High Elevations
![5. Travel at the Right Time 5. Travel at the Right Time](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
5. Travel at the Right Time
![6. Stock Up on Bug Spray 6. Stock Up on Bug Spray](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
6. Stock Up on Bug Spray
![7. Apply Repellent to All Exposed Skin 7. Apply Repellent to All Exposed Skin](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
7. Apply Repellent to All Exposed Skin
![8. Apply Repellant Last 8. Apply Repellant Last](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
8. Apply Repellant Last
![9. Use Unscented Hygiene Products 9. Use Unscented Hygiene Products](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
9. Use Unscented Hygiene Products
![10. Cover Up 10. Cover Up](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
10. Cover Up
![11. Avoid Yoga Pants 11. Avoid Yoga Pants](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
11. Avoid Yoga Pants
![12. Choose Colours With Care 12. Choose Colours With Care](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
12. Choose Colours With Care
![13. Use Gear Treated With Permethrin 13. Use Gear Treated With Permethrin](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
13. Use Gear Treated With Permethrin
![14. Stay in Air-Conditioned Rooms 14. Stay in Air-Conditioned Rooms](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
14. Stay in Air-Conditioned Rooms
![15. Choose Rooms That are Screened In 15. Choose Rooms That are Screened In](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
15. Choose Rooms That are Screened In
![16. Invest in a Travel Mosquito Net 16. Invest in a Travel Mosquito Net](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
16. Invest in a Travel Mosquito Net
![17. Get the Kids Their Own Mosquito Nets 17. Get the Kids Their Own Mosquito Nets](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
17. Get the Kids Their Own Mosquito Nets
![18. Work Up a Sweat Indoors 18. Work Up a Sweat Indoors](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
18. Work Up a Sweat Indoors
![19. Practice Safe Sex 19. Practice Safe Sex](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
19. Practice Safe Sex
![20. Take Precautions After Your Trip 20. Take Precautions After Your Trip](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)