That was unnecessary. Your theory on the cause being mutation relies on conjecture.
Various people on both sides of the abortion debate are thinking (of worrying) this could be Latin America's 'rubella moment'.
That would be unfortunate. Rubella is a contagious virus merely spread by coughing or sneezing. The primary vector of Zika are mosquitos-- it is, like other mosquito-spread diseases, a disease of poverty. The key is to improve public health and foster development. Mass abortion, while it would certainly satisfy the urges of anti-clericalist leftists and "progressives", would be a poor "solution". I agree that the potential for such people to use a pandemic to push their agenda is worrying.
If this epidemic does cause a closer look at health policy and technology, I hope we take a closer look at genetically modifying mosquitoes to make them less... murderous.
They are already testing some now to fight this virus. Some tabloids (and Russia Today) have been spreading unproven rumors about GMO mosquitos being to blame in the first place, but this is
obviously patently false. As always some
radical "humans are evil" person says that mosquito-spread diseases are good because it keeps humans out of the tropics and saves the rainforest, but the millions killed annually by malaria, yellow fever, dengue, etc. make this position morally untenable.
