Like many of Brazil's estimated 400,000 pregnant women, Tainara Lourenco of Recife can’t afford mosquito repellent. The country's health minister says the government will start providing it.
Photos Reveal Impact of Zika on Brazil's Streets
Disadvantaged people struggle to say safe from the emerging disease in Recife.
The Zika virus is spreading "explosively" across Latin America and the Caribbean, and the city of Recife in northeastern Brazil remains a hotbed. The city's slums are particularly vulnerable to the mosquito-borne disease. There, the lack of screens and air condtioning puts the poorest residents at greater risk of encountering a Zika-carrying pest.
About 80 percent of Zika victims show no symptoms at all, but that's little consolation for Brazil's estimated 400,000 pregnant women, as health officials believe Zika could be responsible for birth defects.
"Many pregnant women are scared," says Brazilian photojournalist Felipe Dana, who took these photos.
Those who do give birth to disabled children often "really struggle," Dana adds. Because of the amount of care the infants need, the women
