Effects in the development of children exposed to zika virus in the fetal period: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: To know the evidence available in the literature on the effects of the zika virus in children development after fetal exposure. Methods: This is an integrative literature review with 16 scientific articles found in five databases (PubMed, LILACS, CINAHL, Web of Science and Scopus), based on the guiding question: “What are the effects in the development of children aged 0 to 6 years exposed to the zika virus in the fetal period? The STROBE statement was used for data extraction and evaluation of primary studies. Results: Exposure to the zika virus in the fetal period resulted in several congenital anomalies and/or changes in the central nervous system: microcephaly, ocular problems, neurosensorial problems, ventriculomegaly, intracranial calcification, cardiopathy, arthrogryposis, among others. Conclusion: The zika virus is neurotropic; its effect in the fetal nervous system causes irreparable damage to the child, so health professionals, especially nurses, must intensify maternal and also childcare.

Growth Velocity and Nutritional Status in Children Exposed to Zika Virus during Pregnancy from Amazonas Cohort, Brazil

“…In February 2016, due to outbreaks in the Pacific and mainly in the Americas, ZIKV became an international public health emergency [ 2 ]. In the recent epidemic of 2015–2016, sexual, perinatal, and blood [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] transmission was evidenced, in addition to neurological complications, serious complications compatible with congenital Zika virus syndrome (CZVS), changes in growth and development of children whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy, low birth weight, and even fetal loss [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

Micronews: mobile application to support children with microcephaly

“…Through these studies, brain calcifications, motor, cognitive and visual changes have been identified, these being of a neurological nature, since this virus has an affinity for the nervous system. [2][3][4] facilities. This research also covered, online, others responsible for children diagnosed with microcephaly, in addition to the HU environment.…”

Ferramentas digitais de gerenciamento da saúde da criança com microcefalia por Zika vírus: estudo de prospecção

“…Após o aumento anormal do número de casos de crianças com diagnóstico de microcefalia durante a epidemia causada pelo ZIKV em 2015 no Brasil, diversos pesquisadores se debruçaram sobre a temática e notaram que a microcefalia era mais uma das diversas consequências decorrentes da infecção. Dessa forma, o conjunto de características que essas crianças apresentaram denominou-se de Síndrome Congênita do Zika Vírus (SCZV) (Gulland, 2016;Massetti, et al, 2020;Santos, et al, 2020;Moraes, et al, 2016).…”