Zika — another threat on the epidemiological map of the world

Abstract

Zika fever is an acute infectious disease caused by the Zika virus (ZIKV) of the Flaviviridae family and Flavivirus genus. It is transmitted by day-time active Aedes mosquitoes, and potentially by sexual contacts, blood transfusion, and from mother to foetus (resulting in microcephaly in a child).

Travel medicine in primary health care

“…leucopoenia and thrombocytopoenia occur in dengue fever and chikungunya, but not in Zika. Hepatomegaly often accompanies dengue fever, but is absent in chikungunya and Zika [13].…”

Profile of medical information sought by Polish travelers

“…In 2016, numerous cases of the Zika virus have been reported in South and Central America [9]. The increased number of trips to the Caribbean and to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August this year resulted in much greater media interest in Zika fever [10]. This increased coverage will potentially lead to a growth in the number of visits to www.medycynatropikalna.pl as people seek information about the disease.…”

Zika virus infection: what should we not forget?

“…The recent publication on Zika virus infection is very interesting [1]. As noted by Korzeniewski et al [1], the risk of worldwide epidemic of this infection can be expected and visiting the big event, Summer Olympic Games, can be the risk.…”

“…As noted by Korzeniewski et al [1], the risk of worldwide epidemic of this infection can be expected and visiting the big event, Summer Olympic Games, can be the risk. As is already known, the disease can have a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and this can result in diagnostic difficulty [2,3].…”