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Experts have also voiced social concerns about the spread of the Zika virus, for while the upper class spectators will be capable of taking proper safety measures, the impoverished local population will not. The poor will therefore be subjected to the worst effects of the Zika virus. Despite these growing concerns, the World Health Organization announced that having the Olympics in Brazil should not be a problem provided everyone takes the necessary precautions. Pregnant women should not attend. To find out more about the issue of the Zika virus and the Olympics, check out this article by the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/health/brazil-olympic-games-zika.html?_r=0To find out more about precautionary measures and prevention of Zika, visit the official website of the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html