Zika: Management by health workers

Nairobi Hernández Bridón

SAP Health and Policy, 2022

Abstract: Viruses are among the smallest infectious agents (20-300 nm) known to date. Their genome consists of a single type of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), covered by a capsid and some also by a lipoprotein envelope. They are obligate intracellular parasites. By consulting 11 bibliographic references, with the aim of describing the characteristics of Zika virus infection and its management in healthcare workers. The Zika virus, transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito present in several territories of our country, produces symptoms very similar to dengue and Chikungunya, therefore the most important measure to prevent transmission is the control of this biological vector. The main clinical manifestations are fever, skin lesions and joint pain; complications are infrequent, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly in newborns. Although treatment is symptomatic, health workers must also act as an epidemiological watchdog to prevent the emergence of new cases. The explosive spread of the virus to new geographical areas in the Americas is a cause for concern for our country.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.56294/shp20229

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