Zika Virus: What Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians Need to Know

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Oct;33(10):694-697. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001270.

Abstract

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne Flavivirus. It has emerged as an important infectious agent in the recent past, mainly because of its teratogenic effects on the fetus. This review highlights the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of this emerging infection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine / methods
  • Physicians
  • Vaccination
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis*
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus Infection / therapy
  • Zika Virus*