One goal for the White House is to use the requested $1.8 billion in funding to help eradicate the Zika virus in the U.S.
The expanding number of infections is now becoming a question for athletes who have trained their entire lives and hope to compete at the upcoming Olympic games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the infectious disease center at the National Institutes of Health says for the majority, a zika virus infection is not a significant problem.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says they want to use some of the money to fund basic science, such as whether Zika virus can be transmitted by urine or saliva.
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Dr. Anne Schuchat, Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says now is the time to ramp up efforts to combat Zika virus, while it's winter and cold in America, before the mosquitos return.
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