SIKA PREGNANT: DIAGNOSIS

Symptoms

·         The majority of people infected with the virus of Zika even you will notice that you have the disease because they do not have symptoms. The most common symptoms of zika are fever, rash, pain in the joints or conjunctivitis (eye redness). Other common symptoms include muscle pain and headache. It is not known what is the incubation period (the time from exposure until symptoms appear) for the virus disease of Zika, but is likely to be from a few days to a week.

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o    Consult with your health care provider if you are pregnant and have symptoms such as fever, rash, pains in the joints or reddening of the eyes within 2 weeks after having travelled to a place where they have reported cases of zika. Be sure to inform your health care provider where travelled.

·         The disease usually have mild symptoms that can last a few days to a week after an infected mosquito bites a person.

·         Generally, people who are infected with zika do not feel sufficiently sick to go to the hospital and it is very rare that die because of this virus. For this reason, many people do not realize that they are infected.

·         The virus of Zika usually stays in the blood of the infected person for a few days, but you can find longer in some people.

·         Once a person has been infected, it is very likely to be immune to future infections.

Diagnosis

·         The symptoms of the disease by the virus of Zika are similar to those of the dengue and Chikungunya, which are diseases that are spread through the same mosquitoes that transmit the virus of Zika.

·         See your health care provider if you experience the symptoms described above and has visited an area where the virus is found of Zika.

·         If you have recently traveled, tell your health care provider where and when you traveled.

·         It is possible that your health care provider tells you blood tests to detect the presence of zika or other similar viruses such as dengue and chikunguña.

Treatment

·         There is no vaccine to prevent or medications to treat the infection by the virus of Zika.

·         Treat the symptoms:

o    Get plenty of rest.

o    Drink fluids to prevent dehydration.

o    Take medicines such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or acetaminophen to relieve fever and pain.

o    Do not take aspirin or any other  non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication (NSAIDS) until you discard the dengue infection in order to decrease the risk of bleeding.

o    If you are taking medications for another condition, talk with your health care provider before taking other medications.

·         •If you have zika, Avoid mosquito bites during the first week of illness.

o    During the first week of infection, the virus of Zika can be found in the blood and can move out of the infected person to another mosquito if the insect pica.

o    After, the infected mosquito can transmit the virus to other people.