Zika Fever: Basic Facts About the Infection

At the beginning of 2016, the World Health Organization announced the spread of Zika virus to be a global threat. Serious concerns about the little-known up to the present time Zika fever are caused by the growth of neurological complications of this disease. There is no strong evidence yet, but mor...

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Published inVoprosy sovremennoĭ pediatrii Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 257 - 262
Main Authors Kalinina, E. I., Kulichenko, T. V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 01.08.2016
Subjects
арбовирусные инфекции
вирус зика
лихорадка зика
синдром гийена–барре
флавивирусы
эпидемия
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Summary:At the beginning of 2016, the World Health Organization announced the spread of Zika virus to be a global threat. Serious concerns about the little-known up to the present time Zika fever are caused by the growth of neurological complications of this disease. There is no strong evidence yet, but more and more often this infection is associated with congenital skull and brain malformations, development of Guillain-Barre syndrome. The article presents the basic information on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of viral Zika fever, and modern possibilities of its prevention.
ISSN:1682-5527
1682-5535
DOI:10.15690/vsp.v15i3.1562