HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges
| Autor: | Juana I Rivera-Viñas, Silvia E Rabionet, Carmen D. Zorrilla, Ana M. Mosquera |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
030505 public health biology Obstetrics business.industry Transmission (medicine) Public health fungi Gonorrhea food and beverages Outbreak medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Article Zika virus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Family medicine Pelvic inflammatory disease medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science business Parallels |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal. 5 |
| ISSN: | 2377-4304 |
| Popis: | On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Because Zika virus is a relatively new infection with several transmission routes that include mosquito bites, sexual and possibly blood-related, we present the case for a parallel between the Zika epidemic and the AIDS epidemic for issues that relate particularly to pregnancy and epidemic response. We will discuss the many similarities between both epidemics while acknowledging that the viruses are different and the pathophysiology and disease manifestation are also different. What can we learn of the three decades of awareness campaigns, community involvement, clinical, behavior and prevention research, activism and policy-making related to HIV/AIDS? How can the lessons and experience of dealing with the HIV epidemic can help us deal with the ongoing Zika epidemic? Is there a roadmap that we can follow? Our position is that we can and we should. Parallels between the Zika and HIV/AIDS epidemics particularly in relation to pregnancy can be established. Lessons and successes from the HIV/AIDS epidemic control efforts can guide us towards comprehensive approaches to improve the health of women and infants at risk for Zika. |
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