Zika virus infection as an edge for Public Health

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Category Primary study
JournalRev. medica electron
Year 2017
Zika fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes where Zika virus is involved. Clinical manifestations include low fever, non-supurative conjunctivitis, maculopapular rash, headache, joints pain, malaise during the first two to seven days after mosquito vector Aëdes bites. One between four patients can develop those complaints although it is not usually severe. The differential diagnosis is match dengue and other arbovirosis. The symptoms could be present all this period. The illness is related with sprouts in many countries, but it looks a decrease nowadays. Zika complications can be neurological and autoimmune disorders and even perinatal malformations. That is a reason because it´s a very important problem for Public Health (AU).
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First added on: Nov 28, 2024