After traveling to Venezuela during the offseason the Detroit Tigers pitcher Francisco Rodriguez Contracted Zika Virus!!!

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Francisco Rodriguez can kiss the Olympics goodbye since the Zika virus has already infiltrated the MLB player, CelebNHealth247.com has learned.

The 34-year-old revealed his health status to ESPN, saying his symptoms started off almost like a common cold … but quickly escalated.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Francisco Rodriguez explains:

“It wasn’t a cold. A cold, you have a sneeze, have a headache, take a couple Tylenol and you’re done. You don’t have a cold for two weeks, you don’t have a bodyache for two weeks, you don’t have headaches, throwing up, weaknesses for two weeks.”

Rodriguez says he was bedridden for 2 weeks while he fought off the mosquito-borne virus — which some experts say can cause severe birth defects and neurological issues in adults.

He also says it took him roughly 2 months before he started to feel normal again — and notes that he was never considered contagious.

As for Olympic athletes worried about catching Zika in Brazil Rodriguez says the concern is real.

“If they have plans to have kids in the future, you’ve got to think about it. You have to be aware of that as well. You have to do some homework, some research about it.”

that is scary, especially since it comes from mosquitos!!

Are you heading to the Olympics? Wear bug repellant.

What do you think about Tigers Pitcher Francisco Rodriguez Contracting the Zika Virus? Scary or No, you’re not worried?

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