Zika and Rio Olympic Games
| Autor: | Hamid Zaeimkohan, Amir H. Pakravan, Morteza Khodaee, Farhad Moradi Shahpar, Babak Shadgan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty 020205 medical informatics 02 engineering and technology Global Health Disease Outbreaks Zika virus 03 medical and health sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Global health ZikV Infection medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Aedes Travel biology Zika Virus Infection business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Outbreak General Medicine biology.organism_classification Disease control Anniversaries and Special Events 030104 developmental biology Mild symptoms Immunization business Brazil Sports |
| Zdroj: | Current Sports Medicine Reports. 15:298-300 |
| ISSN: | 1537-890X |
| DOI: | 10.1249/jsr.0000000000000278 |
| Popis: | Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus that is mainly transmitted via a bite from a female mosquito of the Aedes species. However, ZIKV can be transmitted sexually or via blood. Due to the recent ZIKV outbreak in South and Central America, many national and international organizations are concerned about the safety of athletes, coaches, staff, and spectators during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Infected individuals are generally asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. However, ZIKV infection can potentially cause serious complications such as Guillain-Barre syndrome and congenital defects. Preferred diagnosis is based on real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction from blood and urine. Currently, there is no treatment or immunization available for ZIKV infection, and disease control is limited to preventing mosquito bites. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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