Zika Virus
- > A member of the virus family Flaviviridae and the genus Flavivirus,
- > transmitted by daytime-activeAedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus.
- > Its name comes from the Zika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947.
- Fever
- Rash
- Joint pain
- Conjunctivitis (Red Eye)
- Muscle pain
- Headache
Diagnosis
1. The symptoms of Zika
are similar to those of dengue and chikungunya, diseases
spread through the same mosquitoes that transmit
Zika
2. See your healthcare
provider if you develop the symptoms described above and have visited an area
where Zika is found.
3. If you have recently
traveled, tell your healthcare provider when and where you traveled.
4. Your healthcare
provider may order specialized blood tests to look for Zika or other similar
viruses like dengue or chikungunya.
Treatment
1.There
is no vaccine to prevent or specific
medicine to treat Zika infections.
2.Treat the symptoms:
3.Get plenty of rest.
4. Drink fluids to prevent dehydration.
5.Take medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) to relieve fever and pain.
6.Do not take aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
7.If you are taking medicine for another medical condition, talk to your healthcare provider before taking additional medication.
8.Prevent mosquito bites for the first week of your illness.
9.During the first week of infection, Zika virus can be found in the blood and passed from an infected
10.person to a mosquito through mosquito bites.
11.An infected mosquito can then spread the virus to other people.
2.Treat the symptoms:
3.Get plenty of rest.
4. Drink fluids to prevent dehydration.
5.Take medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) to relieve fever and pain.
6.Do not take aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
7.If you are taking medicine for another medical condition, talk to your healthcare provider before taking additional medication.
8.Prevent mosquito bites for the first week of your illness.
9.During the first week of infection, Zika virus can be found in the blood and passed from an infected
10.person to a mosquito through mosquito bites.
11.An infected mosquito can then spread the virus to other people.
During Pregnancy
Zika virus RNA was detected in the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women whose fetuses had microcephaly, indicating that the virus had crossed the placenta and could have caused a mother-to-child
infection.
Provider
guidelines for pregnant women and women of reproductive age. The new
recommendations include offering serologic testing to pregnant women without
Zika fever symptoms who have returned from areas with ongoing Zika virus
transmission in the last 2–12 weeks.
For pregnant
women without Zika symptoms living in such areas, they recommend testing at the
beginning of prenatal care and follow-up testing in the fifth month of
pregnancy.
Travel
guidance on affected countries, including the use of enhanced precautions and
guidelines for pregnant women including considering postponing travel. Other
governments or health agencies soon issued similar travel warnings while Colombia, the Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Jamaica advised women to postpone getting
pregnant until more is known about the risks.
