Do you have ZIKA? Sypmtoms to look out for



 Zika virus symptoms to look out for



Zika virus symptoms present themselves as the flu, which puts people at risk for not getting checked.



 Many people infected with Zika virus won’t have symptoms or will only have mild symptoms. The most common symptoms of Zika are

  • Fever
  • Rash
  • Joint pain
  • Conjunctivitis (red eyes)
Other symptoms include:
  • Muscle pain
  • Headache

How long symptoms last

Zika is usually mild
-symptoms lasting for several days to a week
-People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital,
-people very rarely die of Zika.
-Symptoms similar to other viruses spread through mosquito bites, like dengue and chikungunya.

extracted from  http://www.cdc.gov/zika/symptoms/symptoms.html



How Zika spreads


Through mosquito bites-

-to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus). .
-Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on a person already infected with the virus. Infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to other people through bites.

From mother to child

-A pregnant woman can pass Zika virus to her fetus during pregnancy.
- virus cause of microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects.
-A pregnant woman already infected with Zika virus can pass the virus to her fetus during the pregnancy or around the time of birth.

Through sex

- through sex from a person who has Zika to his or her partners. Zika can be passed through sex, even if the infected person does not have symptoms at the time.
    • It can be passed from a person with Zika before their symptoms start, while they have symptoms, and after their symptoms end.
    • Though not well documented, the virus may also be passed by a person who carries the virus but never develops symptoms.

Through blood transfusion

-There have been multiple reports of blood transfusion transmission cases in Brazil. These reports are currently being investigated.
-During the French Polynesian outbreak, 2.8% of blood donors tested positive for Zika and in previous outbreaks, the virus has been found in blood donors.

Through laboratory exposure

-Prior to the current outbreak, there were four reports of laboratory acquired Zika virus infections, although the route of transmission was not clearly established in all cases.
-As of June 15, 2016, there has been one reported case of laboratory-acquired Zika virus disease in the United States.

 

Risks

  • Anyone who lives in or travels to an area where Zika virus is found and has not already been infected with Zika virus can get it from mosquito bites. Once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections.
extracted from  http://www.cdc.gov/zika/transmission/index.html

 

 Prevention


What we know

  • No vaccine exists to prevent Zika.
  • Prevent Zika by avoiding mosquito bites.
  • Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus bite mostly during the daytime.
  • Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus also spread dengue and chikungunya viruses.
  • Zika can be passed through sex from a person who has Zika to his or her sex partners. Condoms (and other barriers to protect against infection) can reduce the chance of getting Zika from sex
  extracted from http://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/index.html


If tests come back positive, the CDC recommends getting plenty of rest, preventing dehydration by drinking fluids, taking a fever reducer like acetaminophen, and abstaining from sex and travel.

Although death is very rare, the virus becomes a threat when people do not realize they’ve become infected. The virus remains in an infected person’s blood for approximately one week and because most people won’t even know they have it, they may continue to travel, and engage in sexual intercourse, ultimately worsening the spread of the virus. Insect repellents and avoiding infested areas are two of the most effective steps to avoid infection.

The Zika virus has already infected nine pregnant women traveling outside the United States, which led to two miscarriages, two elective terminations, the birth of a baby with severe microcephaly (abnormally small head and brain size), two healthy births, and two continuing pregnancies. Microcephaly rates among newborns are currently 20 times higher than numbers in previous years, putting pressure on researchers to accelerate development for a Zika vaccine.  extracted from  http://www.medicaldaily.com/zika-virus-symptoms-viral-infection-393299?rel=most_read1

                                                                                                                                                                 
 
                   

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