Please share some do's and dont's for coping with disease outbreaks.

Women: Women who may get pregnant due to unreliable use of birth control should avoid Zika areas in 2016.

Travelers: Travelers may consider avoiding intimate contact with locals in Zika areas until more data is known.

Travellers: Travellers returning from Zika areas, should avoid mosquitoes for few weeks to avoid spreading Zika.

People: People with fever, rash, joint pain, or red eyes after returning from Zika areas, should get tested.

Use: Use repellent that has DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535, if there are mosquitoes.

Cover: Cover exposed skin, and consider wearing permethrin-treated clothing, if there are many mosquitoes.

Use: Use head nets and other protective clothing if there are many mosquitoes or other biting insects.

Drain: Drain out places where water collects because Aedes mosquito eggs hatch there 3days after it rains.

Add: Add mosquito-control chemicals to places where water collects, to stop larvae from becoming adults.

Vaccinate: Vaccinate if possible! Stay away from those infected! If bacterial, get meds in advance!

After: After using toilet, lower cover B4 flushing to decrease spread of germs throughout the bathroom.

Try: Try not to touch your face; yours eyes, nose and mouth are entry points for viral illnesses!

Practice: Practice washing your hands before every meal. Use wiped-down silverware or chopsticks.

Cover: Cover your eyes all the time. Goggles, wraparound safety glasses, or any glasses with side shields.