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*Of note, patients bitten by mosquitoes may be concomitantly infected with Zika virus and other mosquito-borne infections, and co-infection should always be considered. | *Of note, patients bitten by mosquitoes may be concomitantly infected with Zika virus and other mosquito-borne infections, and co-infection should always be considered. | ||
*Zika virus infection is clinically distinct from similar diseases by its typically mild symptoms and short length, with symptoms typically lasting 4-7 days total and not requiring hospitalization.<ref name= “ZikaEmergingDiseases”> Outbreak of Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses, Salvador, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases; Center for Disease Control. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/pdfs/vol21no12_pdf-version.pdf Accessed on December 16, 2015</ref> | *Zika virus infection is clinically distinct from similar diseases by its typically mild symptoms and short length, with symptoms typically lasting 4-7 days total and not requiring hospitalization.<ref name= “ZikaEmergingDiseases”> Outbreak of Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses, Salvador, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases; Center for Disease Control. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/pdfs/vol21no12_pdf-version.pdf Accessed on December 16, 2015</ref> | ||
*Zika virus infection-related complications such as [[Microcephaly| | *Zika virus infection-related complications, such as [[Microcephaly|microcephaly]] and [[Guillain-Barré syndrome|Guillain-Barré syndrome]], distinguish Zika virus infection from other Flaviviridae Virus diseases.<ref name="EpiAlert">{{cite web |url=http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&Itemid=270&gid=32405&lang=en |title=Epidemiological Alert: Neurological Syndromes, Congenital Malformations, and Zika Virus Infection. Implications for Public Health in the Americas |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=December 1, 2015 |website=Pan American Health Organization|publisher=Pan American Health Organization |access-date=December 11, 2015 |quote=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.; Serge Korjian M.D.
Overview
Zika virus infection's broad ranging clinical symptoms cause it to be commonly misdiagnosed with multiple similar diseases that are also from the Flaviviridae virus family. Zika virus infection has similar clinical presentation to Dengue fever, yellow fever, West Nile virus, and Japanese encephalitis. Zika virus infection is distinct in its milder clinical manifestations and short length of infection. The association between Zika virus infection and complications that include congenital anomalies and neurological syndromes is also distinctive. Of note, patients bitten by mosquitoes may be concomitantly infected with Zika virus and other mosquito-borne infections, and co-infection should always be considered.
Differentiating Zika Virus Infection from Other Diseases
- Zika virus infection manifests through a broad range of clinical symptoms shared with multiple different diseases from the Flaviviridae Virus family, causing misdiagnosis to be common with the following diseases:[1]
- Of note, patients bitten by mosquitoes may be concomitantly infected with Zika virus and other mosquito-borne infections, and co-infection should always be considered.
- Zika virus infection is clinically distinct from similar diseases by its typically mild symptoms and short length, with symptoms typically lasting 4-7 days total and not requiring hospitalization.[2]
- Zika virus infection-related complications, such as microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome, distinguish Zika virus infection from other Flaviviridae Virus diseases.[3]
References
- ↑ Zika virus. Center for Disease Control and Prevention for Medical Professionals. http://www.cdc.gov/zika/hc-providers/clinicalevaluation.html Accessed on December 10, 2015
- ↑ Outbreak of Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses, Salvador, Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases; Center for Disease Control. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/pdfs/vol21no12_pdf-version.pdf Accessed on December 16, 2015
- ↑ "Epidemiological Alert: Neurological Syndromes, Congenital Malformations, and Zika Virus Infection. Implications for Public Health in the Americas". Pan American Health Organization. Pan American Health Organization. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.