A member asked:

Is it safe to go on a caribbean cruise ship during this zika outbreak? are you safe staying on the ship, or the ships also have the same mosquitoes?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Wear Deet: If your not pregnant you should be ok. The thing about zika is that it causes microcephaly (small head) in babies. Especially mom's in the first trimester that get bite by a mosquito with zika. Most adults who are not pregnant would be fine. But as a precaution against mosquitos with zika, wear long sleaved shirts, and long pants, and wear Deet. Deet is a chemical that mosquitoes hate.

Answered 2/1/2016

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