![A member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department spreads poison smoke in a green area inside Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela. zika virus venezuela crisis](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c8ddde1-6b05-4294-918d-ae29df129633/0/0/0/0,0,1200,801,1200,801/0-0-0/ed684282-e039-49ba-a842-57a46a118e6c/1/1/MQ_Living_with_Zika_-_Venezuela_001_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2039991224~hmac=6dc960e5ec7a0a57417ebd93abf0013b2d68bde0a36eaa7f981ceb7cf1476750)
A member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department spreads poison smoke in a green area inside Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela.
![A member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department spreads poison smoke in a green area inside Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela. zika virus venezuela crisis](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c8ddde1-6b05-4294-918d-ae29df129633/0/0/0/0,0,1200,801,1200,801/0-0-0/1d8cfda2-3b0a-4702-bb40-873b4a986cc3/1/1/MQ_Living_with_Zika_-_Venezuela_002_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2039991224~hmac=6dc960e5ec7a0a57417ebd93abf0013b2d68bde0a36eaa7f981ceb7cf1476750)
Boxes with mosquitos from different locations are reproduced in an insectarium in IVIC.
![A member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department spreads poison smoke in a green area inside Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela. zika virus venezuela crisis](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c8ddde1-6b05-4294-918d-ae29df129633/0/0/0/0,0,1200,801,1200,801/0-0-0/906a77b4-095d-4c87-8316-df7cc75b5a6d/1/1/MQ_Living_with_Zika_-_Venezuela_003_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2039991224~hmac=6dc960e5ec7a0a57417ebd93abf0013b2d68bde0a36eaa7f981ceb7cf1476750)
A scientist analyze an image of an RNA sequencing from several samples of infected people with Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika virus in a laboratory of the Venezuelan Institute of Scientist Research (IVIC in Spanish).
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A teenager walks through a cloud of poison smoke during a fumigation event in Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela.
![A member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department spreads poison smoke in a green area inside Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela. zika virus venezuela crisis](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c8ddde1-6b05-4294-918d-ae29df129633/0/0/0/0,0,1200,801,1200,801/0-0-0/1eacd159-c58f-4c5c-b379-afe0c1680a14/1/1/MQ_Living_with_Zika_-_Venezuela_005_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2039991224~hmac=6dc960e5ec7a0a57417ebd93abf0013b2d68bde0a36eaa7f981ceb7cf1476750)
Inhabitants of Petare slum in Caracas watch when a member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department prepares a machine for fumigate the tiny spaces frequently seen on the slums.
![A member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department spreads poison smoke in a green area inside Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela. zika virus venezuela crisis](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c8ddde1-6b05-4294-918d-ae29df129633/0/0/0/0,0,1200,801,1200,801/0-0-0/5dba8b4d-3599-49e8-ae39-4052415aa988/1/1/MQ_Living_with_Zika_-_Venezuela_006_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2039991224~hmac=6dc960e5ec7a0a57417ebd93abf0013b2d68bde0a36eaa7f981ceb7cf1476750)
The poison smoke can kill the Aedes Aegypti mosquito but the eggs and larvae can survive in a warm and humid environment for months.
![A member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department spreads poison smoke in a green area inside Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela. zika virus venezuela crisis](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c8ddde1-6b05-4294-918d-ae29df129633/0/0/0/0,0,1200,801,1200,801/0-0-0/b01092d1-6eeb-434d-9eaa-b02a9570bd87/1/1/MQ_Living_with_Zika_-_Venezuela_007_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2039991224~hmac=6dc960e5ec7a0a57417ebd93abf0013b2d68bde0a36eaa7f981ceb7cf1476750)
A girl cover her face during a fumigation in Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela.
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The Aedes Aegypti mosquito is the vector of Zika virus as well as Dengue and Chikungunya.
![A member of the Sucre's municipality epidemiology department spreads poison smoke in a green area inside Petare slum in Caracas, Venezuela. zika virus venezuela crisis](https://format.creatorcdn.com/2c8ddde1-6b05-4294-918d-ae29df129633/0/0/0/0,0,1200,801,1200,801/0-0-0/d0610348-2d60-4228-b42d-7f9f19d8490b/1/1/MQ_Living_with_Zika_-_Venezuela_009_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2039991224~hmac=6dc960e5ec7a0a57417ebd93abf0013b2d68bde0a36eaa7f981ceb7cf1476750)
Larvae of stages 3 and 4 are seen on a insectarium in the Venezuelan Institute of Scientist Research (IVIC in Spanish).
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The ecologist Silvia Hurtado, is in charge of the insectarium that prepares amounts of mosquitos for entomology researching and other experiments in IVIC and others institutions in Venezuela.
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The entomologist Zoila Moros extracts RNA from infected samples of Zika virus in the Venezuelan Institute of Scientist Research (IVIC in Spanish).
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Edwin Gonzalez (15) contracted the Guillain-Barre syndrome after had Zika virus two weeks ago. He's going to be treated with plasmapheresis due to immunoglobulin absence in Venezuela’s medicine supply.
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An Aedes Aegypti mosquito watched through a microscope in an IVIC laboratory.