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Zika Fever Informative Speech

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I just recently visited Miami Beach, Florida and I found out that they have really bad mosquitos because of the Zika Virus. “Florida has confirmed local transmissions of Zika Virus are occurring in two areas Miami - Dade County (floridahealth).”

I was packing up all of my stuff for my trip to Miami Beach, Florida because I have really been wanting to go see my cousin Jaxon. We haven't seen each other in so long because we live About 18 hours apart. I had to stop at the gas station a few times but it was worth it. Whenever I pulled up at his house I had gotten to hang out but then we went to bed.

The next morning whenever I woke up we made Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, and Toast. We were going to eat outside because it was so nice. One thing that we had to make sure of was that we put on our bug spray because of the bad mosquitoes out there. “The breakfast was AMAZING!” “Now we are going to the beach, Jaxon screamed!” …show more content…

Also the Zika Virus is not just in Florida “Zika Virus has been identified in several countries in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean since 2015 (floridahealth).” And “Outbreaks have also been reported in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific

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