Zika virus infection risk of spreading in Europe / Marta Díaz-Menéndez, Clara Crespillo-Andújar.

Author/creator Díaz-Menéndez, Marta
Other author Crespillo-Andújar, Clara.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCham : Springer, [2017]
Descriptionxii, 93 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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SeriesSpringerBriefs in immunology, 2194-2773
SpringerBriefs in immunology. 2194-2773
Contents Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 2 The Epidemiology; Abstract; 2.1 Historical Outbreaks; 2.2 Current Outbreak; References; 3 The Virus; Abstract; 3.1 ZIKV Classification; 3.2 ZIKV Morphology; 3.3 Phylogeny of ZIKV; 3.4 Phylogenetic Analysis of Current Outbreak; 3.5 Pathogenic Mechanism of ZIKV; References; 4 The Vector; Abstract; 4.1 Classification of the Different Vectors; 4.2 Characteristics of the Vectors; 4.2.1 Morphological Characteristics of Vectors; 4.2.2 Biology and General Characteristics of Vectors; 4.3 Presence of the Vectors in the World
Contents 6.2.2 Neurologic Complications6.2.2.1 Guillain-Barré Syndrome; 6.2.2.2 Other Neurologic Complications; References; 7 Laboratory Diagnosis; Abstract; 7.1 Serological Analysis; 7.2 Molecular Analysis; 7.3 Viral Isolation; 7.4 Testing Strategies; 7.5 Safety Precautions for Laboratories Working on ZIKV; References; 8 Treatment; Abstract; 8.1 Symptomatic Treatment; 8.2 Treatment Under Investigation; 8.3 Vaccine Against ZIKV; References; 9 Prevention; Abstract; 9.1 Related to Mosquitoes; 9.1.1 Environmental Management; 9.1.2 Chemical Control
Contents 9.1.2.1 Characteristics of Insecticides by Chemical Group 9.1.2.2 Mosquito Insecticide Resistance; 9.1.3 Biological Control; 9.1.4 Genetic Control; 9.1.5 Personal Protection; 9.1.6 Mosquito Control Measures; 9.2 Related to Other Routes of Infection; 9.2.1 Vertical Transmission and Breastfeeding; 9.2.2 Related to Sexual Intercourse; 9.2.3 Laboratory Accidents and Healthcare Providers; 9.2.4 Blood Supply and Transplantation; 9.3 International Guidelines for Prevention; References; 10 Risk of Globalization of the Disease in Europe; Abstract
Contents 10.1 Factors Affecting the Risk of Spread of Vector-Borne Disease 10.1.1 Related to Environmental Factors; 10.1.2 Related to the Travels and Travellers; 10.1.3 Introduction of Mosquito Vector-Born in Naive Areas; 10.2 Risk Due to Mass Gathering Events; 10.3 Specific Risk of Globalization in Europe; References
Abstract This book describes the demographic and clinical patterns of Zika infection and evaluates the risk of it spreading to Europe. It reflects the hands-on experience of the author, who as a physician, was faced with the first-ever cases reported in Europe. Providing essential background information on the viral vector, it addresses the various symptoms after infection, and places them in the epidemiological context of past outbreaks. The book addresses the needs of physicians attending patients with infectious diseases, including infectious-disease specialists, pediatricians, internal medicine specialists, general practitioners, obstetricians, tropical medicine and travel medicine specialists, preventive medicine and public health specialists, microbiologists, biologists and vectorial control specialists. It raises clinicians and travel health clinics awareness of the evolution of Zika virus outbreaks and the affected areas so that they can include this infection in their differential diagnoses for travelers from those areas.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9783319594057 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN3319594052 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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