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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Main Authors: Elena I. Kalinina, Tatiana V. Kulichenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 2016-08-01
Series:Вопросы современной педиатрии
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Online Access:https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/1637
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-a7fad48e69e445d58e217cb88bda54f12025-08-20T03:01:18Zeng"Paediatrician" Publishers LLCВопросы современной педиатрии1682-55271682-55352016-08-0115325726210.15690/vsp.v15i3.15621599Zika Fever: Basic Facts About the InfectionElena I. Kalinina0Tatiana V. Kulichenko1Scientific Center of Children’s Health, Moscow, Russian FederationScientific Center of Children’s Health, Moscow, Russian Federation Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian FederationAt 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.https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/1637zika viruszika feverarbovirus infectionsflavivirusesepidemicguillain-barre syndrome
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epidemic
guillain-barre syndrome
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