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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2016 The symptoms of Zika virus infection may last up to one week and include a maculopapular rash, fever, joint and muscle pain, and conjunctivitis.[1][1],[2][2] Previous outbreaks in the Pacific Islands and the current outbreak have indicated a potential association with neurologic illnesses such ...
Derek R, MacFadden, Isaac I, Bogoch
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Radiologia Brasileira, 2019 Zika fever is a subfebrile illness caused by Zika virus, which mainly spreads through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Zika virus is a member of the family Flaviviridae,,which includes dengue viruses, West Nile, and yellow fever viruses. Clinical manifestations of Zika virus in- fection include acute onset of low-grade fever with maculopapular pruritic
Candace Moore +2 more
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Pediatric Clinics of North America, 2017 In less than 2 years since entry into the Americas, we have witnessed the emergent spread of Zika virus into large subsets of immunologically naïve human populations and then encountered the devastating effects of microcephaly and brain anomalies that can arise from in utero infection with the virus.
Debbie-Ann T, Shirley, James P, Nataro
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Epidemiology of Zika Virus Infection [PDF]
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017 Long known to be endemic in Africa and Southeast Asia and a rare cause of acute febrile illness, Zika virus (ZIKAV) arose from obscurity when an Asian genotype ZIKAV caused an outbreak of mild febrile illness in 2007 in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia.
Susan L, Hills +2 more
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Management of infection by the Zika virus [PDF]
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2016 A panel of national experts was convened by the Brazilian Infectious Diseases Society in order to organize the national recommendations for the management of zika virus infection. The focus of this document is the diagnosis, both clinical and laboratorial, and appropriate treatment of the diverse manifestations of this infection, ranging from acute ...
Falcao, Melissa Barreto +16 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2018 Background: As the number of patients with Zika virus infection increases worldwide, nursing students who conduct clinical practice in hospitals tend to at risk of Zika virus infection.
Jeong Sil Choi, Kyung M. Kim
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Zika virus infection in semen: Effect on human reproduction [PDF]
, 2017 Unique among vector-borne flaviviruses, Zika virus can infect testis and male genital tract, can persist in semen for months after symptoms onset, and be sexually transmitted.
Barzon, Luisa +2 more
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Médecine et Santé Tropicales, 2016 Since its discovery in 1947 in Uganda, the Zika virus (ZIKV) remained in the shadows emerging in 2007 in Micronesia, where hundreds of dengue-like syndromes were reported. Then, in 2013-2014, it was rife in French Polynesia, where the first neurological effects were observed.
de Laval, Franck +5 more
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A comprehensive review of Zika virus infection
The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, 2018 Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is becoming a new global threat. Currently, serologic (ELISA) and molecular (RT-PCR) testing make the diagnosis of Zika virus infection.
Ahmad Tavakoli +6 more
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Zika Virus Infection, Basic and Clinical Aspects: A Review Article
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2019 Background: Zika virus infection has recently attracted the attention of medical community. While clinical manifestations of the infection in adult cases are not severe and disease is not associated with high mortality rates, Zika virus infection can ...
Farshid NOORBAKHSH +10 more
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