How to treat Zika virus

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Zika virus disease is a viral disease caused by Zika virus and transmitted by mosquitoes. After being bitten by a mosquito carrying Zika virus, people will get sick about 3-7 days later. Most people have mild symptoms, such as fever, skin rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, general fatigue and headache, which can be cured after 2-7 days. Recent studies have shown that the virus infection may lead to neurological and autoimmune complications in a small number of people, and the infection of pregnant women may lead to fetal microcephaly. At present, although there is no vaccine and specific drug for the disease, it can be effectively prevented by preventing mosquito bites. Now let me tell you about my experience.

How to treat Zika virus

First, if you have recently lived or traveled in a country or region with Zika virus disease, and you have fever, rash, muscle and joint pain, you should consider the possibility of Zika virus infection. But the final diagnosis of infection, need to be through blood testing for laboratory diagnosis. The most effective way to prevent Zika virus infection is to prevent mosquito bites.

Second, there is no specific treatment for Zika virus disease at present, but the general symptoms are mild and self limiting. In clinical practice, symptomatic support treatment can be taken, including pain relief, fever abatement, rest and plenty of drinking water. If symptoms worsen, seek medical attention in time. Aedes is not only the vector of Zika virus, but also the vector of dengue fever, chikungunya fever and yellow fever.

Third: people who have lived in or traveled to the endemic area of Saika virus disease, if they have suspicious symptoms, suspect or worry that they are infected with Zika virus, can go to the local medical institutions for treatment and consultation, and can confirm whether they are infected with Saika virus through blood test. Aedes aegypti has the highest transmission efficiency. There are Aedes aegypti in Hainan and Leizhou Peninsula. These areas are prone to dengue fever, so they are also the areas with the highest risk of Zika virus in the future.

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Aedes albopictus can also transmit Zika virus. However, Aedes albopictus (also known as Asian tiger mosquito) is widely distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other areas in the south of China. If they can survive in the climate of their destination, they can theoretically reproduce locally and spread the Zika virus to new areas.