Zika Virus Sparks Concerns in Detroit

The city of Detroit has been severely weakened by decades of economic despair and political failures to create meaningful solutions to the city’s troubles. Now, Detroit is gearing up for a fight it severely lacks the resources to fight: the Zika Virus.

What started as a relatively mild outbreak in Brazil has been catapulted to the international spotlight. Pregnant women in Brazil who contracted the virus from black mosquitoes gave birth to children with heads that were too small; a birth defect known as microcephaly. As the outbreak garnered international attention in May of last year, it became clear that …read more