Zika Flashcards
1
Q
Time from infection to onset of symptoms
A
3-12 days for symptoms to appear
2
Q
Symptoms
A
Fever Skin rash Joint pain Muscle pain Headache Conjunctivitis Weakness/lethargy
3
Q
Congenital Zika syndrome
A
Severe microcephalic
Decreased brain tissue with a specific pattern of brain damage
Damage to the back of the eye
Joints w/ limited ROM, (club foot)
Too much muscle tone, restricting body movement soon after birth
4
Q
Testing (if symptomatic and hx travel w/in last 2/552 or sexual exposure
A
Serum/urine PCR w/in 7 days onset of symptoms
IgM less reliable due to cross reactivity
5
Q
Zika pathophysiology
A
Mosquito born (Aedes genus)
Arbovirus of flavivirdae family
Single stranded RNA virus
6
Q
Incubation period
A
3-14 days
7
Q
Virus detection length
A
Up to 188 days in semen after illness onset
8
Q
First trimester exposure risk of abnormality
A
6-13%
