What To Know About Zika Virus

Ten-year-old Elison nurses his 2-month-old brother Jose Wesley, who was born with microcephaly, at their house in Poco Fundo, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Felipe Dana / AP On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel alert for Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, due to the outbreak of Zika virus in these regions and its association with birth defects.

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  • Zika virus
    Zika virus infection is associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome, neuropathy and myelitis in adults and children. In February 2016, WHO declared Zika-related microcephaly a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and the causal link between the Zika virus and congenital malformations was confirmed.
    12/21/2024 - 3:29 pm | View Website
  • Zika
    La fiebre del Zika es una enfermedad infecciosa causada por el virus Zika (ZIKV). Es transmitida a través de la picadura de mosquitos del género Aedes infectados con el ZIKV. La enfermedad se caracteriza principalmente por la aparición de sarpullido (principalmente maculopapular y de distribución céfalo-caudal), prurito, conjuntivitis no purulenta, artralgia, mialgia, edema periarticular ...
    12/20/2024 - 7:12 pm | View Website
  • Zika epidemiology update
    Zika transmission persists in several countries but has generally been at low levels throughout 2018 to the present. Since the last epidemiological update and based on peer-reviewed published data, three countries have been added to the list of countries with evidence of autochthonous, mosquito-borne transmission, and two countries to the list of countries with established Aedes ...
    12/20/2024 - 6:29 pm | View Website
  • Zika virus disease
    Zika virus is primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti, in tropical and subtropical regions. Aedes mosquitoes usually bite during the day, peaking during early morning and late afternoon/evening. This is the same mosquito that transmits dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
    12/20/2024 - 6:15 pm | View Website
  • Zika
    The rise in the spread of Zika virus in Brazil has been accompanied by an unprecedented rise in the number of children being born with unusually small heads—identified as microcephaly. In addition, several countries, including Brazil, reported a steep increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome—a neurological disorder that could lead to paralysis and death. Based on a systematic review of the ...
    12/20/2024 - 11:05 am | View Website
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