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Zika virus infection
Definition
Viral infection transmitted to humans via mosquito bites, mainly via Aedes Mosquito. Can probably also be infected through sexual contact and through blood transfer.
- One must expect that people with a weakened immune system, such as immunosuppressive treatment for rheumatic diseases, may have a more serious course of disease
- Joint pain og muscle aches part of the disease picture
Proliferation of Zika virus
Africa, Asia and Latin America (major outbreak in Brazil)
Symptoms
- Fever
- Exhaustion
- Rash
- Conjunctivitis
Rheumatic symptoms
Pregnancy and Zika virus
- There is an increased risk of fetal harm (mikrocephali) if a pregnant is infected, especially in the led 1 / 3 of pregnancy
- A study of 442 infected pregnant women showed that 6% gave birth to children with injuries following Zikavirus infection (reference: Honein MA, 2017)
- Everyone with injured children was infected during the first three months of pregnancy
- The risk of fetal injury is independent of whether the pregnant woman has symptoms of infection or is infected without noticeable symptoms
- Fetal injuries include brain damage, microcephaly (small head) and fetal death (reference: Brasil P, 2016)
- Caused zika syndrome can be defined (reference: Hoen B, 2018)
- Serious microcephaly
- Special brain formation
- Changes in the eye (retina)
- Joint malformations (like lumps)
- Spasticity
- Due to the epidemic from 2016, the health authorities of several South American countries have asked women to postpone pregnancy to 2018 or later
Literature
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