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Brazil is considered "ground zero" for Zika

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The daughter of former Cincinnati Nike Air Max Thea Womens Bengals Nike Air Max 2015 Womens player Devon Still just celebrated a big milestone: being cancer free for one year.Leah Still was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in 2015 at age 4. The disease develops from immature nerve cells found in several areas of the body and primarily affects children younger than 5, according to the Mayo Clinic.

"I want to wish a Happy (2nd) Birthday to my baby, Leah," Still wrote on Instagram. "Today, March 25th, marks a year of her being in remission! A day she was given a second chance at life."As the opening ceremony to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro fast approaches, Brazil faces a slew of problems that could overshadow the highly-anticipated games.

Unless the Olympics are postponed, the games could cause a "full-blown public health disaster" due to the Zika virus, according to a new report published Nike Air Max 90 Heren Adidas Zx Flux White earlier this week in the Harvard Public Review.

Author Amir Attaran, a professor in the School of Public Health and the School of Law at the University of Ottowa, warned that in order to avoid a Zika "health disaster," the games should not go on for the following reasons:

Brazil is considered "ground zero" for Zika, a disease that causes severe birth defects in infants and high fever and muscle pains in adults. The World Health Organization is expected to release a statement advising travel precautions related to the Olympics soon.

PHOTO: Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, lights the Olympic torch with Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Nuzman, left, and first torch bearer, volleyball player Fabiana Claudino at the Palacio do Planalto, May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil.Buda Mendes/Getty Images
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