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The Olympics give us inspiring stories of athletes from around the world who battle and overcome so much to compete for medals. Josh Jones Packers Jersey . So many athletes have such incredible backstories to follow. Unfortunately, there also are usually negative topics leading into the Olympics that can stoke unnecessary concerns and fears.I think whenever you go to a major sporting event, like the Olympics or the Super Bowl, there is always some major controversy, 2012 gold medalist hurdler Aries Merritt said. Like London. Oh, theyre not going to be ready. They dont have the staff. And it was the best Olympic Games. I think there is always something that goes on every time the Olympics rolls around. In Tokyo who knows what will happen. Oh, theres a nuclear issue.There is always something.And heading into the Rio Olympics, one of those somethings has been the threat of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. So much so that I am constantly asked by friends whether I am worried about going to Rio for the Games. Researchers at Adobe found that Americans are expressing four times more concern over Zika via social media than those in any other country.Zika is a serious issue for those who live in a country where it is a problem 365 days a year. Because of that, we should help financially support research efforts to eradicate the virus and reduce its spread in Brazil and other nations.But is the threat of acquiring Zika a major concern for those just visiting Brazil during the Olympics? Not nearly as much as it has been made to seem.For one thing, August is Rios winter, so mosquitoes are not as prevalent there as during the rest of the year and the infection rate has dropped. Taking that into account, Swedish epidemiologist Mikkel Quam researched Zika and estimated that only four percent of the people - athletes, family, fans, etc. - traveling to the Olympics will get bitten by a mosquito carrying Zika, and that the chances of a person actually getting infected with the disease during that stretch is 1 in 31,000. Americans, meanwhile, are three times more likely to be killed in a car crash in the United States.UCLAs Dr. Neil Silverman says he isnt sure whether Quams estimates are accurate but says that the chances of getting Zika are relatively low. According to Silverman, even those who do get the virus have only a 20 percent chance of developing any symptoms.For the most part, this is not going to be a serious illness if you do get it, Silverman said. Mostly fever, rash, joint muscle pains, pink eye. And these symptoms tend to be mild and last a few days to a week. Severe disease is extremely low.If Quams estimates are correct - and again, they are just estimates -- that would mean the chances of getting sick from Zika are roughly 1 in 156,000.If you do get the virus, Silverman says, you will become immune to it within a couple weeks. At that point, women will not pass it on. Men could, however, if the virus gets into the prostate. Even so, they would only be able to transmit the virus through their semen for possibly six months.When I read about an athlete who doesnt want to go to Brazil because he might be planning a family a couple years from now, that to me is overkill, Silverman said.The most horrid aspect of Zika is when it gets into the fetus of a pregnant woman and possibly lead to brain malformations in the child. Because of that concern, the Centers for Disease Control recommends that if a man who may have Zika has sex with a partner, he should wear a condom for six months, after which he would be safe from infecting.Whether anyone returning from the Olympics shows any signs of Zika or not, the CDC and Silverman say it is important to spray mosquito repellent on your body for three weeks following the return from Brazil (and, obviously, while in Rio as well). Not to keep from spreading it to other people, but to prevent a mosquito from biting you and then spreading the disease here or some other country.Again, Zika is a virus that needs to be eradicated. But the media has over-hyped the chances of athletes and visitors getting it during the 17 days of the Olympics. Could something bad happen in Rio?No one can ever predict the future for what will happen in Rio in August - or your own city. But that doesnt mean we should let ourselves be overcome by the contagion of fear. 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Adelaide coach Don Pyke says his side will go into the AFL finals battle-hardened after a bruising 15-point win over rivals Port Adelaide.The Crows withstood a late surge from Port to claim a 15.19 (109) to 14.10 (94) win at Adelaide Oval and climb to second on the ladder.Both sides had predicted Saturdays Showdown would be a fierce encounter despite the distance between the Crows and 11th-placed Power on the ladder.The game lived up to the hype and in the end it was only Adelaides potent forward line that proved the difference, with late goals to Josh Jenkins, Mitch McGovern and Eddie Betts sealing the win.It was a far cry from the Crows three previous outings - against Fremantle, Brisbane and Essendon - which they won by a combined 292 points.With Adelaide facing a six-day break before a final-round clash with West Coast on Friday, Pyke said he was pleased to see his players physically tested.For us it was, in some respects, a really good game to have based on the previous three games which have been comfortable wins, he said.Tonights game and next weeks game will give us a really goood lead-in (to the finals). Josh Jones Youth Jersey. West Coast have been in hot form, dispatching of premiership contenders Hawthorn and Greater Western Sydney in successive weeks, but will go into the clash at Adelaide Oval without star ruckman Nic Naitanui after he tore his anterior cruciate ligament.Pyke, who was an assistant coach with the Eagles before taking a senior role with Adelaide this year, said he was sad to see Naitanui injured.I know having worked with Nic the last couple of years hes a terrific guy, and its always disappointing when you see the best players in the league get injured, Pyke said.Clearly its going to be a big out for West Coast but he was out for a number of weeks in the middle of the season so I expect theyll adjust around that with (Scott) Lycett or theyll bring (Jonathan) Giles in.Crows defender Brodie Smith, who was concussed after copping an accidental foot to the head from Ports Aaron Young, will be assessed during the week, Pyke said. 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