Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Neurología, de la Liga Ecuatoriana Contra la Epilepsia y de la Sociedad Iberoamericana de Enfermedad Cerebrovascular

Zika

 

Manifestaciones Neurológicas Asociadas a Infección por Virus Zika

Zika virus is a flavivirus and it is part of the flaviviridae family. This virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquito bites and sexual intercourse. The virus was discovered in 1947 but it was almost unknown until it spread along America in 2015 and was associated with multiple neurological disorders. Due to this incidence, the World Health Organization declared an emergency status in 2016. In Ecuador, the first case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome associated with Zika virus infection was reported during
the same year.

Leer artículo completo

Palabras clave: Ecuador, Guayaquil, Manifestaciones neurológicas, Zika,

Keywords: Ecuador, Guayaquil, neurological disorders, Zika,
 
 
Licencia Creative Commons
Salvo que se estipule lo contrario el contenido de la Revista Ecuatoriana de Neurología está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional.